A earthquake of 7’6 has hit the center of Japan on this January 1, 2024. Its hypocenter, reports the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) It is located approximately 10 kilometers deep.

Cracks on the road in Wajima after the earthquake

Cracks on the road in Wajima after the earthquake | Reuters

The Agency has immediately activated a tsunami warning affecting the western coastal regions of the country. Waves of up to five meters high are expected in the prefecture of Ishikawa and waves of up to three meters for the prefecturese Fukui, Toyama, Hyogo, Niigata and Yamagataand has also implemented a general tsunami warning for the entire western coast of the islands of honshu and Hokkaido and the north of the island Kyushu.

Collapsed house in Wajima, Japan, one of the most affected areas after the January 1 earthquake.

Collapsed house in Wajima, Japan, one of the most affected areas after the January 1 earthquake. | Reuters

This is, they warn, the most important alarm since destructive tsunami that the country experienced in 2011 and the first earthquake that exceeds magnitude 7 since 2018.

Evacuation of citizens from coastal areas after the earthquake, in Wajima, Japan

Evacuation of citizens from coastal areas after the earthquake, in Wajima, Japan | Reuters

Fumio Khisida, Prime Minister of Japan, has made a call for evacuation of residents so that they leave immediately towards safe areas.

Surface of a parking lot cracked by an earthquake, in the Town of Uchinada

Surface of a parking lot cracked by an earthquake, in the Town of Uchinada | Reuters

Some waves up to one and a half meters They are already reaching the areas closest to the coast and the earthquakes have caused great structural damage in different parts of the country.

The collapsed torii gate caused by the earthquake at Onohiyoshi Shrine in Kanazawa, Japan.

The collapsed torii gate caused by the earthquake at Onohiyoshi Shrine in Kanazawa, Japan. | Reuters