By – Prakarsh Kastwar
Japan earthquake: A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Japan, causing authorities to issue a tsunami warning. Damage reports were not immediately available.
Updates on the Japan earthquake : According to media reports, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck north central Japan on Monday. According to reports, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning along the coasts of Ishikawa, Niigata, and Toyama prefectures after a series of severe earthquakes rattled western territories.
According to Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV, Hokuriku Electric Power is investigating any abnormalities at its nuclear power reactors. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported quakes in Ishikawa and neighboring prefectures, one of which had a preliminary magnitude of 7.4.
What we know currently about the Japan earthquake :
- People were advised to evacuate as soon as possible to high ground or the top of a neighboring structure by NHK TV, which warned that water torrents could reach as high as 5 meters (16.5 feet).
- According to NHK, waves that were more than a meter high struck the coast of Wajima City in Ishikawa Prefecture.
- Around 4:10 p.m. (0710 GMT), a seismic activity struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture. “All residents must evacuate immediately to higher ground,” national television NHK declared.
- Sea levels could rise in some areas of South Korea’s east coast following the 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan, according to the country’s meteorological agency.
- According to a Kansai Electric Power representative, the business was actively monitoring the situation, but at this time, there were no anomalies at any of its nuclear power stations.
- On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan, destroying towns and resulting in Fukushima nuclear meltdowns.
- Broadcasters abruptly changed to special programming in response to the strongest of the earthquakes, urging impacted citizens to evacuate to higher ground.
- “We understand how valuable your house and possessions are to you, but your lives are more essential than anything else. “Sprint to the highest point you can,” an NHK television presenter advised viewers.
- Japan regularly conducts emergency drills to get ready for a large shock and has tight construction laws designed to ensure buildings can withstand powerful earthquakes.
- The memory of a catastrophic underwater 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011 and caused a tsunami that left some 18,500 people dead or missing haunts Japan.
- Three people were killed after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Fukushima jolted a vast portion of eastern Japan in March 2022. A massive earthquake that struck in 1923 completely destroyed Tokyo, the nation’s capital.