2024-01-01 12:52:46
And strong earthquake shook this monday central japanprompting warnings for residents to evacuate some areas of its western coast, leaving thousands of homes without power and disrupting flights and rail services to the region affected by the earthquake.
The movement, with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6, caused waves of around 1 meter in some areas of the Sea of Japan coast and a larger wave is expected. The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued tsunami warnings for the coastal provinces of Ishikawa, Niigata y Toyamamarking the first major alerts since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeast of the country.
A relevant tsunami warning means that there is a possibility of waves of more than 3 metres. On the other hand, Russia issued tsunami warnings in its far eastern cities of Vladivostok and Nakhodka. South Korea y North Korea They also issued their own warnings.
“Some houses have been destroyed and army units have been sent to help in rescue operations,” he confirmed to the Archyde.com agency. Hayashi Yoshimasaalto government spokespersonwho added that authorities were still assessing the extent of the damage.
In statements to the press shortly after the movement, the Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, also warned residents to prepare for more disasters. “Residents should remain alert to the possibility of further tremors and I urge residents in areas where tsunamis are expected to evacuate as soon as possible,” she said. The earthquake also shook buildings in the capital, Tokyo, about 500 kilometers from Wajima on the opposite coast.
No danger in nuclear power plants
Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority said no irregularities have been confirmed at nuclear power plants along the Sea of Japan, including the five active reactors at the Kansai Electric Power Ohi and Takahama plants in Fukui prefecture.
Hokuriku’s Shika plant in Ishikawa, the nuclear power plant closest to the quake’s epicenter, had already stopped its two reactors before the move for regular inspections and saw no impact from the quake, the agency said.
The 2011 earthquake and tsunami killed nearly 20,000 people and devastated cities and nuclear power plants in Fukushima. Another earthquake, known as the Great Hanshin Earthquake, shook western Japan in 1995, killing more than 6,000 people, mainly in the city of Kobe.
1704115337
#strong #earthquake #shakes #Japan #tsunami #warning