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The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) officially named this earthquake the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake (Japanese: 令和6年能登半島地震, Hepburn: Reiwa 6-nen Noto-hantō Jishin). [6] It led to Japan's first major tsunami warning since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake , [ 7 ] and a tsunami of 7.45 m (24 ft) was measured along the Sea of ...
The earthquake happened at 1:23 p.m. JST (04:23 UTC) and resulted in a tsunami warning but did not cause significant damage. [61] The epicentre was located 95 km to the south east of the 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake that struck a few weeks earlier. March 25, 2007: 6.9 M w: 1: 2007 Noto earthquake: 能登半島地震: Noto Hantō Jishin
The 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes were about 140 km (87 mi) northwest of the 2024 Hyūga-nada earthquake and were caused by a similar subduction zone. [2] About 2 km (1.2 mi) beneath the seafloor, low-frequency earthquakes, occur near the shallow subduction interface.
A large earthquake shook Kyushu, Japan, just after 9 p.m. local time Monday night, triggering a tsunami advisory for Japan's southeast coast. The quake was centered just offshore of Kyushu, about ...
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Monday afternoon, triggering a tsunami alert and prompting an official warning to residents to evacuate affected coastal areas as soon as possible.
A nearly 7.0 earthquake rocked southern Japan on Monday with no reports of damage to the two nuclear power plants in the area. ... The quake happened at 9:19 p.m. local time, data from the agency ...
Throughout the year, earthquakes killed 607 people, making 2024 the least deadliest year for earthquakes since 2020. The vast majority of the year's fatalities were attributed to a M w 7.5 earthquake that struck the west coast of Honshu in Japan immediately after 2024 began, which was also the strongest event of the year and the deadliest in ...
A powerful earthquake that hit Japan on New Year's Day killed at least 55 people, with rescue teams struggling in freezing temperatures on Tuesday to reach coastal areas where many are feared ...