2024-01-09 13:57:11
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.0 hit the prefecture of Niigata, in Japan, this Tuesday, 9th, at 5:59 pm, local time (5:59 am, Brasília time). The region is the same one where an earthquake on January 1st caused widespread destruction, resulting in hundreds of deaths and missing people.
This time, experts from Japanese Meteorological Agency state that there is no threat of a tsunami, despite the intensity of the tremor. The area where the two earthquakes occurred, just eight days apart, is located in the Sea of Japan
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A trail of destruction and deaths left by the first earthquake
This latest tremor occurred on the same day that local authorities updated the death toll from the January 1 earthquake, which rose to 202 people – around 300 are still missing.
According to the Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency, 517 people were injured.
Thousands of rescuers continue working amid adverse weather conditions to clear blocked roads. They are clearing debris caused by the previous 7.6 magnitude quake and providing aid to nearly 3,500 people who are still trapped in isolated communities.
On Sunday, the 7th, a 90-year-old woman was rescued from the rubble of her two-story house by rescuers | Photo: Reproduction/Social media
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According to authorities, around 1,600 buildings were damaged – 293 of which were completely destroyed.
More than 150 fires were reported in Niigata, Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures due to the first earthquake.
Rescue operations involve 2,105 firefighters and 19 helicopters.
The history of earthquakes in Japan
Japan experiences hundreds of earthquakes every year. Most do not cause damage due to the country’s strict construction standards for more than four decades.
The country is one of the most seismically active in the world.
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