Earthquake investigation committee "confirmation of preparation for shaking and tsunami"

Earthquakes are occurring one after another off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, where there was an earthquake observing violent shaking with a seismic intensity of over 6 in Fukushima and Miyagi on the 13th.

The government's Earthquake Research Committee is paying attention to earthquakes with a maximum seismic intensity of 6 or higher for the next week or so, and large-scale earthquakes will continue to occur in and around the aftershock area of ​​the huge earthquake 10 years ago. We are calling for reconfirmation of preparedness for shaking and tsunami, as there is a risk.

After 11:00 pm on the 13th, in the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that occurred off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture

, tremors with a seismic intensity of over 6 were observed in Zao Town, Miyagi Prefecture, Soma City, Kunimi Town, and Shinchi Town, Fukushima Prefecture.

In addition,

▽ shaking with a seismic intensity of 6 lower in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures,

▽ shaking with a seismic intensity of 5 higher in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, and Tochigi prefecture,

▽ shaking with a seismic intensity of 5 lower in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures , Iwate prefecture, Yamagata prefecture, Tochigi prefecture, Ibaraki prefecture, and Saitama prefecture.

A 20-centimeter tsunami was observed at Ishinomaki Port in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Earthquakes with epicenters off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture have continued to occur.

The government's Earthquake Research Committee held an extraordinary meeting on the night of the 14th and summarized the evaluation that it is necessary to pay attention to earthquakes with a maximum seismic intensity of 6 or higher for the next week or so.

On top of that, it should be noted that large-scale earthquakes will continue to occur for a long period of time in and around the aftershock area of ​​the huge earthquake 10 years ago, and may be accompanied by a tsunami.

Naoshi Hirata, chairman of the Earthquake Research Committee and a counselor of the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, said, "If this earthquake occurred a little shallower and the scale was a little larger, it could have been a high tsunami. I want you to check your preparations for the tsunami. "