2024-03-15 03:30:15
Tokyo: Strong earthquake tremors have been felt in Japan. Japan’s meteorological agency said an earthquake struck eastern Japan early Friday, measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale. The agency said the epicenter was off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, where strong tremors were recorded. No tsunami warning has been issued by the agency. There is no news of loss of life or property yet.
Earlier this year too, Japan was shaken by the earthquake. After the 7.6 magnitude earthquake in Japan on January 1 this year, tsunami waves also started rising. Wajima city in Ishikawa Prefecture saw waves as high as 1.2 meters and caused significant damage. A large number of houses had collapsed.
Japan saw a catastrophic earthquake in 2011
Japan is a country that faces frequent earthquakes. There was a catastrophic earthquake in Japan in 2011. The intensity of this earthquake was 9. 18 thousand people died in this and there was massive destruction. Due to this earthquake, leakage started in the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.
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Japan is a very sensitive country in terms of earthquakes. Every year about a thousand small and big earthquakes occur in Japan. Japan falls in the Pacific Ring of Fire. The effect of this Ring of Fire extends from New Zealand to Alaska, North America and South America. Countries like Russia, America, Canada, Papua New Guinea, Peru and Taiwan also fall in this range. Since Japan is the epicenter of earthquakes, the earthquake monitoring system in Japan is quite strong and updated. Japan’s Metrological Agency keeps monitoring Japan at six levels continuously and every moment.