Japan struck by deadly earthquake, triggering Tsunami Warnings
Several people were killed in Japan on Monday after a massive earthquake prompted evacuations and triggered Major Tsunami Warnings with waves up to 4 feet high.
Magnitude 7.5 earthquake rattles Japan
Evacuation orders were in place along the west Japan coast on Monday after a massive earthquake triggered Tsunami Warnings with waves up to 4 feet high.
ANAMIZU, Japan – Several people were killed in Japan on Monday after a massive earthquake prompted evacuations and triggered Major Tsunami Warnings with waves up to 4 feet high.
Child cries as power of Japanese earthquake felt in family Home
The power of the earthquake that hit Japan on Monday was dramatically demonstrated in a family home in Kanazawa, near to the epicenter in Ishikawa prefecture.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck near Anamizu at a depth of about 6 miles, in the country's coastal prefecture of Ishikawa, causing power outages and transportation disruptions.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture, the US Geological Survey said.
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Major Tsunami Warnings were issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency for Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama. Russia also issued Tsunami Warnings in its far eastern cities of Vladivostok and Nakhodka, Reuters reports.
They were the first major warnings since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan, killing nearly 20,000 people and triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima.
This image taken in Hong Kong on January 1, 2024 shows a warning message on a screen from a live feed on NHK World asking people to evacuate from the area after a series of major earthquakes hit central Japan.
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"Residents need to stay on alert for further possible quakes, and I urge people in areas where tsunamis are expected to evacuate as soon as possible," said Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, warning residents to prepare for more disasters.
As of late Monday evening, at least six people had been killed in the quake as search and rescue continued, according to Reuters.
Roads damaged, houses toppled in wake of Japan earthquake
Evacuation orders and tsunami warnings were in place along the west Japan coast on Monday after a massive earthquake, measured locally at magnitude 7.5, hit in Ishikawa prefecture.
Utilities provider Hokuriku Electric Power reported that over 36,000 households had lost power in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, according to Reuters. High-speed rail services to Ishikawa were also suspended, as phone and internet services caused disruptions in Ishikawa and Niigata.
Local people get evacuated to the shelter at Joetsushi Total Gymnastics on January 01, 2024 in Joetsu, Japan.
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Japanese airlines ANA and JAL canceled flights to Toyama, Ishikawa and Niigata regions due to airport closures.
Kimana Seiko, the owner of Matsunami Sake Brewery in Noto, recorded the destruction done to her premises, saying buildings and a storehouse on the site had collapsed.
Video recorded at a shopping mall in Kanazawa shows people's reactions to the earthquake amid toppled shelves with toys and other products strewn across the floor.
Shoppers at Ishikawa mall react to strong earthquake in Japan
A tsunami warning was in place along Japan’s west coast on Monday, after an earthquake measured at magnitude 7.5 by the U.S. Geological Survey hit in Ishikawa prefecture.
Footage below, shot in Joetsu, in the adjacent Niigata prefecture, showed the earthquake's effects as overhead wires sway.
Effects of strong earthquake felt near Japanese coast
A Tsunami Warning was in place along Japan’s west coast on Monday, after an earthquake measured at magnitude 7.5 by the U.S. Geological Survey hit in Ishikawa prefecture.
The Major Tsunami Warning was downgraded to a Tsunami Warning Monday evening in Japan. Overnight the warning was downgraded to an advisory. Officials warned residents to not return home until all tsunami warnings and advisories are lifted.