Earthquake in Japan. Panic is in tsunami warning. Japan was shaken by the earthquake. “Suddenly, the ground is shaking and I see the road bursting in front of my eyes. I understand the earthquake! People around are running in fear.’ On Monday, the residents of Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture had such concerns.
The reason is that on the first day of the new year, the memories of ‘3/11’ panic returned to the country. 3/11 That is, the terrible Tohoku earthquake (The Great East Japan Earthquake) that occurred on March 11, 2011, which the Japanese refer to only with those two numbers. On Monday afternoon, Japan was shaken by the earthquake again. The intensity of the earthquake in the western part of the country was 7.5 on the Richter scale. It was followed by about 21 aftershocks. The first had a magnitude of 6.2. According to a seismologist, aftershocks can last for months.
A tsunami warning was issued in the coastal prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama as the sea swelled after the quake. Waves as high as 1.2 meters (four feet) have been reported to hit the town of Wajima in Ishikawa. Later, the administration reduced the severity of the warning. However, there is still a possibility of waves up to one meter. According to a section of meteorologists, this tremor is of much lower intensity. However, it does not reduce people’s fear. They want to reach a safe area quickly.
According to the sources of the Geological Survey of America and the Meteorological Agency of Japan, the first tremor occurred at 4.10 pm local time on Monday. The epicenter was 10 kilometers below ground northeast of Anamizu in Ishikawa Prefecture. Just after that, the first aftershock occurred at 4.18 minutes. Helpline numbers and e-mail IDs have been released after the tsunami alert.
Concerns spread about nuclear power plants near areas where tremors were felt. The 2011 ‘3/11’ earthquake with a magnitude of 9 on the Richter scale sent a 133-foot tsunami off the country’s coast. Three nuclear reactor cores at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant meltdown. About 20 thousand people lost their lives. Japan has dealt with the shock of nuclear poisoning with great difficulty. However, the Ministry of Atomic Control of the country said on this day that there is still no news of the centers being damaged. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appealed to the countrymen to obey the administration’s orders.
Although there were no reports of casualties on this day, many people were trapped under the rubble. There was a fire in the city of Wajima. Disaster response forces have started rescue operations. About 1000 soldiers also participated. Another 8500 troops have been deployed. It is known that about 33 thousand houses are still without electricity. 21 schools have been sheltered. Tremors hit highways in western Japan. At least five highways are closed. 15 flights canceled at Kotmasu Airport. Cracks in the runway also disrupted flight services at the Noto airport. Closed rail services too. According to the Meteorological Department, the first earthquake of magnitude 7 on the Richter scale occurred in Ishikawa. A resident of Suzu city said on social media, ‘My city is destroyed, I hope there is no fire anywhere’
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