Chinanews.com, January 1 Comprehensive report, a 2.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan on the 7st, and the Ishikawa Prefectural Police Headquarters announced at 6 am local time on the 2nd that the earthquake killed a total of 5 people in the county. As a result of the earthquake, water overflowed in the fuel pools of several nuclear power plants, including the Shiga Nuclear Power Plant.
On the afternoon of January 2024, 1 local time, an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 1 (Japanese standard) occurred in the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, causing some buildings in Wajima City to be damaged and collapsed, and the road surface of some sections of the road was broken. The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning for Niigata, Toyama, and Ishikawa prefectures. The tremors were also felt in Tokyo.
There may be another earthquake with a seismic intensity of about 7 in Japan
According to Japan's Kyodo News Agency, on the afternoon of the 1st local time, an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 7 (Japanese standard) occurred in the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture, and the epicenter was in the Noto area of the prefecture, and the depth of the epicenter was extremely shallow.
Statistics show that between 1:16 and 06:17 local time on the 22st, at least 15 earthquakes occurred near the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture, with a magnitude of 4 or higher, and at least 7 of them were above 5.
At the same time, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a large tsunami warning for the Noto area of the prefecture for a time. Tsunamis were observed in Toyama and Niigata prefectures. A wide area from Hokkaido to Kyushu felt the shaking.
At a press conference on the 1st, the Japan Meteorological Agency also announced that it would name the 2024 "Noto Peninsula Earthquake" for the major earthquake that occurred in the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture on the same day. The agency reminded that "areas that are strongly felt should be vigilant for earthquakes with a maximum seismic intensity of about 7 in the next week or so, especially in the next two or three days."
Japan's Kyodo News Agency noted that the last time an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 7 was observed was the 2018 Hokkaido earthquake. This was the first time since the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011 that a tsunami warning was issued.
On the afternoon of January 1, local time, a 1.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, causing some houses to collapse and the ground to sink, and a tsunami warning was issued in many places, and a 6.1-meter-high tsunami was observed at Wajima Port in Ishikawa Prefecture. In the aftermath of the earthquake, a fire broke out in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Photo/Visual China
Six people died and tens of thousands of families were affected
In the aftermath of the earthquake, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed relevant government departments to work with local governments to unite and respond to the disaster. Kishida said, "We will continue to pay attention to the evacuation of residents in a race against time where a tsunami is expected." ”
As of now, houses have collapsed, the ground has subsided, and items have been scattered inside buildings in many parts of Japan. The local fire department of Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, said that a large-scale fire broke out in the city after the earthquake.
The earthquake also caused power outages for tens of thousands of households, and the Tohoku, Joetsu, and Hokuriku Shinkansen lines were all suspended, and the Hokuriku Expressway, Tokai Hokuriku Expressway, and Joshinetsu Expressway were closed to traffic.
Meanwhile, the latest data shows that the earthquake has killed six people in Ishikawa Prefecture. Many people were injured in the earthquake in the affected areas. According to the person in charge of Wajima City Hospital in Ishikawa Prefecture, several people were sent to the hospital for treatment after suffering from fractures or head injuries caused by falling objects. In addition, Ishikawa Prefecture has also received reports of multiple cases of people being buried under collapsed buildings.
On the afternoon of January 2024, 1 local time, an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 1 (Japanese standard) occurred in the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
What is the situation of nuclear power plants in many parts of Japan?
In the aftermath of successive earthquakes, many regions in Japan have confirmed the status of local nuclear power plants.
Japan's Kyodo News Agency quoted the Nuclear Regulation Agency as saying that there were no abnormalities in the atomic energy facilities in Niigata, Ishikawa, and Fukui prefectures.
According to Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun, TEPCO said later that during an inspection of the Kashiwazaki Kariba nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, it was found that water had overflowed from the fuel pools on the top floor of the nuclear reactor plants of several units due to shaking caused by the earthquake.
TEPCO said that at around 1:6 pm on the 45st, it confirmed the fuel pools of units 1 to 7 and found that water in the fuel pools of units 2, 3, 6, and 7 had overflowed.
On the afternoon of the 1st, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, which spread to many places in Japan and caused a tsunami. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said at an emergency press conference that the earthquake caused a fire in the transformer of the Shiga nuclear power plant in Ishikawa Prefecture, which has been extinguished and has not affected the plant. Japan's Nuclear Regulation Agency said that many places in Japan are confirming the safety of nuclear facilities.
According to Fuji Shimbun, cooling water from the fuel pool at the Shiga Nuclear Power Plant in Ishikawa Prefecture spilled out of the pool due to an earthquake. In response, Japan's Nuclear Regulation Agency said that the overflow of fuel pool water caused by the earthquake will not affect the cooling of fuel, and no impact on the outside world has been found.