The west of Japan experienced this Wednesday a new aftershock of magnitude 5.5 after this Monday a strong earthquake of 7.6 will leave at least 62 dead in this region.
The new tremor occurred around 10:54 local time (1:54 GMT) and at a depth of 10 km with its epicenter on the Noto peninsula, in the prefecture of Ishikawalike the earthquake on Monday, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA), which did not issue a tsunami warning.
The earthquake could be felt strongly in the city of Wajima, one of the most affected by the movement two days ago, but also in Nanao, Nakanoto, Aanamizu and Noto, all of them towns that recorded deaths after the strong earthquake at the beginning of week.
The JMA considers that a tremor of range 5 or higher makes it difficult to walk without holding on to something stable.
Rescue and search
The new earthquake occurs after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the western coast of central Japan last Monday, leaving at least 62 dead, according to the latest figures, while rescue efforts and the search for people trapped under the rubble continue. of buildings that collapsed.
This earthquake, the most devastating in Japan since the 2016 earthquake in Kumamoto prefecture (which left more than 200 dead), is the first level 7 to be recorded in the country since 2018, when an earthquake reached level 7 on the island. from Hokkaido.
However, this earthquake did not cause major damage as it occurred in a very sparsely populated area of the country.
Monday’s earthquake also forced the activation of a tsunami warning on much of the coasts of the archipelago for almost an entire day, although the rises in sea level recorded fortunately did not cause significant damage.
Source: Gestion
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