Japan Shakes! 7.6 Magnitude Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert in North-Central Fury

Japan Earthquake: On Monday afternoon, a powerful earthquake with an estimated preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck north-central Japan. A tsunami warning was promptly issued along the coastal regions of Niigata, Toyama, and Ishikawa prefectures by the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Hits Ishikawa

One of the reported earthquakes, with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4, struck Ishikawa and neighbouring prefectures, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. According to NHK, waves that were more than a metre high struck the coast of Wajima City in Ishikawa Prefecture. Additionally, NHK TV issued a warning that water torrents could rise as high as five metres (16.5 feet) and urged residents to evacuate as soon as possible to higher ground or the top of a nearby building. There were no immediate reports of any losses.

March 2011 Trauma Lingers

The memory of a massive undersea 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011 and caused a tsunami that left about 18,500 people dead or missing haunts Japan. Three people were killed when a 7.4-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Fukushima shook a large portion of eastern Japan in March 2022. A massive earthquake that struck in 1923 completely destroyed Tokyo, the nation's capital.

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