JAPAN EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI COMPILATION January 1, 2024 (Part 2) / 石川県の地震

On 1 January 2024, at 16:10 JST (07:10 UTC), a MJMA7.6 (Mw7.5) earthquake struck 7 km (4.3 mi) north-northwest of Suzu, located on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The reverse-faulting shock achieved a maximum JMA seismic intensity of Shindo 7 and Modified Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shaking and accompanying tsunami caused extensive damage on the Noto Peninsula, particularly in the towns of Wajima, Suzu and Noto. All 126 fatalities and 210 missing individuals were reported in Ishikawa while over 600 were injured across multiple prefectures, making it the deadliest earthquake in Japan since the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes. 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). It led to Japan’s first major tsunami warning since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, and a tsunami run-up of 4.2 m (14 ft) was measured along the Sea of Japan coast. #地震 #Earthquake #Terremoto #Tsunami #Japan