International Desk: 155 earthquakes hit Japan in East Asia in one day. At least eight people were killed. Several others were injured. Earlier, a strong earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck the central part of the country.
Due to this, there is a fear of a tsunami. 1 meter of dew hit the country. As a result, thousands of people were asked to leave their homes and move to safer places. News from AFP.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said 155 earthquakes, including one with a magnitude of 7.6, had struck Japan since Monday, the report said. The magnitude of the earthquake that struck that day was more than 3 on the Richter scale. Although these earthquakes are of moderate magnitude, six strong tremors were felt in the country on Tuesday morning.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the magnitude of the earthquake that hit Ishikawa Prefecture on Honshu Island, Japan, was 7.5 on the Richter scale. However, Japanese authorities termed the quake a magnitude of 7.6.
At least eight people were killed in a powerful earthquake that struck central Japan on the first day of the new year, Japanese authorities said on Tuesday. In addition, as a result of the earthquake, a 1-meter-high tsunami wave hit the country. Houses were damaged, and the disaster also caused a major fire.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held an emergency meeting on Monday night. “I have directed the emergency personnel to reach the affected area as soon as possible, by any means possible,” he said.
He also said, ‘It is very cold now. And so I have issued instructions to supply water, food, blankets, oil, petrol, and fuel oil to the affected people using planes or ships.
