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A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Monday afternoon, triggering a tsunami alert and prompting an official warning to residents to evacuate affected coastal areas as soon as possible.
Earthquakes make soil unstable and prone to further landslides, especially after heavy rains. The weather agency downgraded its warning level Sunday, but asked residents to remain on high alert.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency warns major quakes could hit the area over the next week Japan earthquake – latest: Aftershocks continue in quake zone as death toll rises to 64 Skip to main content
Following the earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a 'Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information' advisory [23] that the probability of a megathrust earthquake along the Nankai Trough increased from a 0.1% per week to 1% chance [24] in what was the first advisory of its kind but clarified that it was not imminent.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) officially named this earthquake the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake (Japanese: 令和6年能登半島地震, Hepburn: Reiwa 6-nen Noto-hantō Jishin). [6] It led to Japan's first major tsunami warning since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake , [ 7 ] and a tsunami of 7.45 m (24 ft) was measured along the Sea of ...
The Coast guard plane was going to deliver aid to those affected by the earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture the day before. All 379 occupants aboard the Japan Airlines flight are evacuated, while five of the six occupants aboard the Coast Guard aircraft are killed. [5] January 3 – Three men are stabbed on a train at Akihabara Station, Tokyo.
Earthquakes early Monday again struck Japan's north-central region of Ishikawa, still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1, but the latest shaking caused no major damage.
The massive earthquake reportedly killed at least 4 people, caused buildings to collapse and power to be knocked out. Multiple deaths reported following powerful earthquake in Japan Skip to main ...