At around 1:44 pm on the 6th, there was an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 4 in Ishikawa Prefecture.


There is no tsunami from this earthquake.

A seismic intensity of 4 was observed in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, and a seismic intensity of 3 was observed in Wajima City and Noto Town.



In Hokuriku, Niigata, Nagano, and Gifu prefectures, tremors with seismic intensity 2 and 1 were also observed.



According to observations by the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter was in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, with an epicenter depth of 10 kilometers and an estimated magnitude of 4.6.



Due to this earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced an earthquake early warning that strong tremors were expected in Ishikawa Prefecture, but no strong tremors with a seismic intensity of 5 lower or higher were observed.



The Japan Meteorological Agency said, ``Earthquake early warnings predict tremors in a short period of time immediately after an earthquake, so there may be an error of about one level in seismic intensity. increase.

Tohoku, Joetsu, and Hokuriku Shinkansen will operate as usual (13:45)

According to JR East, the Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen lines were unaffected by the earthquake and are operating as usual at 1:45 p.m.

Hokuriku Electric Power Shika Nuclear Power Station Abnormality not confirmed

According to Hokuriku Electric Power, no abnormalities due to this earthquake have been confirmed at the Shika Nuclear Power Station in Shika Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, where a seismic intensity 2 shaking was observed in the earthquake.



Also, there is no change in the values ​​of the monitoring posts that measure the radiation dose around the nuclear power plant.

Suzu City Hall "Short shaking of 4 to 5 seconds"

An employee of the Suzu City Hall Crisis Management Division, who observed a seismic intensity of 4, said, ``I felt a short tremor of about 4 to 5 seconds at the government building, and nothing fell.''



The extent of the damage in the city is currently under investigation.

Suzu City No reports of damage to the police or fire department

According to the Suzu city police and fire department, there have been no reports of earthquake damage in the city so far.



According to firefighters, they felt a vertical sway for a few seconds, but nothing fell or broke.