Japanese authorities have published updated data on the consequences of the earthquake that began on January 1 in Ishikawa Prefecture: at least 202 people were killed and 565 were injured of varying degrees of severity, Kyodo News agency reports. In addition, approximately at least 102 missing persons were reported.
The search and rescue operation, involving the Japan Self-Defense Forces, continues.
Most of the victims were in the cities of Wajima and Suzu. Information about the victims and injured is being clarified.
About 28 thousand residents of areas where there was significant damage as a result of the earthquake continue to be at evacuation points.
During January 1-8, 2024, after a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of up to 7.6, more than 100 aftershocks with a magnitude of up to 5.7 were recorded.
The strongest earthquake in the modern history of Japan, the magnitude of which reached 9.1, occurred on March 11, 2011. The earthquake occurred about 70 km from the nearest point of the coast, and the tsunami waves took 10 to 30 minutes to reach the shores of Japan. Aftershocks caused a wall to collapse at the first reactor of the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant, which caused emissions into the atmosphere, and severe radioactive contamination occurred on the territory of the nuclear power plant. About 16 thousand people became victims of the disaster.