Shallow and Intense Earthquake with Magnitude 7.6 Strikes Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

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2024-01-02

Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, Noto 1 at about 4:00 pm, the Richter scale 7.6 shallow strong earthquake occurred, the maximum magnitude of the tremor up to 7, the depth of only 10 kilometers, the Japan Meteorological Agency for Noto Peninsula coastal prefectures and cities issued a "tsunami warning".

Wajima City, the disaster, the famous "Wajima morning market" fire, overnight fire at least more than 100 buildings in flames, casualties to be confirmed.

Video footage taken by NHK helicopters showed that all the surrounding buildings were burned and some of them were burned to the ground. In addition, part of the runway at Noto Airport was cracked and temporarily unusable.

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