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5.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan – Latest News and Updates

2024/01/06 10:05 Weather News

At around 5:26 on Saturday, January 6th, there was an earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture with a maximum seismic intensity of 5+.

Epicenter: Noto region, Ishikawa prefecture
Magnitude: 5.4
Depth of epicenter: Approximately 12km
There is no need to worry about a tsunami from this earthquake.

*The provisional values ​​of the epicenter elements were announced at 7:30, and the scale of the earthquake was updated from the preliminary value of M5.3 to M5.4, and the depth of the epicenter was updated from the preliminary value of approximately 10 km to 12 km. .

This is the first time since the morning of Wednesday, January 3rd that a series of seismic activities with a seismic intensity of lower than 5 was observed. Five days have passed since the earthquake on the 1st (Monday), and the number of earthquakes has decreased, but please be careful for a while as strong shaking like this can occur suddenly.
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Points where seismic intensity of 3 or higher was observed

2024-01-05 20:26:00
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