Posted on 01/01/2024 4:18:41 AM PST by Morgana
A devastating earthquake hit central Japan today with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6, prompting mass evacuations, sparking fires and leaving residents trapped under the rubble of their homes as others scrambled for higher ground amid warnings of a tsunami.
A total of 21 quakes above 4.0 magnitude rang out shortly after 4pm local time (7am UK time), and videos shared on social media and broadcast on Japanese TV showed how buildings collapsed in Suzu, a city close to the epicentre of the largest quake, with thick cracks appearing in roads.
The tremors triggered a huge fire in Wajima city, in the worst-hit Ishikawa prefecture, with shocking footage showing massive flames engulfing residential buildings according to local broadcasters.
Other clips showed terrified shoppers thrown to the ground in department stores and flooding at a train station after water pipes burst.
Japan's meteorological agency said that the earthquake's magnitude of 7.6 is the largest ever recorded in the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture.
Rescuers are combing through the debris of several houses to evacuate trapped residents after Yoshimasa Hayashi, chief cabinet secretary of Japan, said there were at least six reported incidents of houses collapsing on inhabitants.
Elements of Japan's military have been called up to aid in the rescue and evacuation efforts, Hayashi added. No reports of deaths or injuries have yet been confirmed, but officials said the situation is still unclear.
The earthquakes triggered fears of a tsunami, with the meteorological agency initially warning citizens to brace for waves of up to 5 metres (16.4ft) - but officials later downgraded the major warning to a regular tsunami warning.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast Monday, disrupting the festive mood of New Year celebrations, with a large tsunami warning issued for the central prefecture of Ishikawa.
The quake, which also shook buildings in central Tokyo, occurred around 4:10 p.m., registering a maximum 7 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. A 1.2-meter tsunami reached Wajima Port in the region.
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A large-scale fire broke out in Wajima, Ishikawa, according to local governments and fire departments. Many houses collapsed in parts of Ishikawa, with approximately 32,500 homes in the prefecture losing power.
Prayers.. but I know that it cannot compare to the 9.1 we had back in 2011..
Indeed and Amen. Side question. Are there any nuke plants in the area struck?
Possibly. But I’ll bet they’re built to withstand higher than 7.4.
Thanks...Why have 5 threads on one topic...
I guess it’s hard to search “Japan”...
Waaaaaaaa!
Thankfully that elevated Japanese freeway stayed intact unlike the San Francisco quake in 1989.
Kind of like a presidential election. It may be one story, but there’s lots of different reports. I only consider a threat to be a duplicate thread when it links to the same source as another thread does.
Video
First Tsunami Waves Hit Japan After 7.6 Magnitude Earthquake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8GrKSMlABk
Prayers for the people effected.
(Godzilla Rock)
Sure enough, he's right there on 'street view'.
A devastating earthquake hit central Japan today with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6, prompting mass evacuations, sparking fires and leaving residents trapped under the rubble of their homes as others scrambled for higher ground amid warnings of a tsunami.
The Noto Peninsula (č½ē»å島, Noto-hantÅ) is a peninsula that projects north into the Sea of Japan from the coast of Ishikawa Prefecture in central HonshÅ«, the main island of Japan. The main industries of the peninsula are agriculture, fisheries, and tourism.Name
According to Alexander Vovin, the name is derived from Ainu not 'cape' or noto 'big cape'.[1] It is written with two ateji (ad hoc kanji used for an unrelated word): č½ nÅ 'ability' and ē» tÅ/to 'ascend'.
Ability to ascend (or not): The last words of the Tanakh, of Cyrus:
22. And in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, so that the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, and he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying:
23. Thus said Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth has the Lord God of heaven given me; and he has charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah; Whoever is among you of all his people, the Lord his God be with him, and let him go up:
(Which kept on going at Ezra 1, or not.)
Following this line of etymology, the name Ezra would mean Help, with the connotation of Strong Vision. And that would suit this amazing visionary and reformer just fine.
Yes, they were always taking chances
Looking for the answers
That took the whole world to higher ground
Seekers - Keep A Dream In Your Pocket Extended Fan Version
Sea of Japan ×× ×פ×
= קׄ
Not much happening at all outside of the places directly hit. Itās a big nothingburger in most of Japan except for those local areas where some major damage did happen. This isnāt an international incident like 2011 was. Letās help those that are affected, but letās not clutch pearls for the sake of virtue signalling.
I heard earlier that the tsunami is expected several hours after the event, not right away. The vibration needs to go and bounce off Russia and Korea first.
I donāt think it will he a huge dealā¦but its a little early to dismiss it altogether.
2024 starts with a BANG... or rather with a SHAKE!
This happened on the north end of a trans-Japan fault. My in-laws live near the south end of it in Shizuoka. We spoke with them this morning, They arenāt worried, but they did remind us that Shizuoka is overdue for a big one, and that Japanese faults have a pattern of āunzippingā over several years.
I agree. Couple of very small towns hit near the epicenter. I watched news accounts last night just after the quakes hit. The forecast for tsunamis of 15 feet was just in that region, but got downgraded to 4 feet.
My worry was that the Ring of Fire would trigger another quake elsewhere, like on the USA West Coast where I live. Overdue, could happen in Seattle, SF Bay Area, LA, or Mexico. (Alaska also a possibility but sparsely populated.) I sent donations to Japan when the last big quake hit. This one is tiny in comparison.
Yes. Japanese freeways are built to withstand large earthquakes, unlike the old ones in California. However, even the modern Japanese freeways collapsed a decade ago in the big quake. You can only make the elevated freeway so strong, but a 9 quake can knock it down.
Here in the San Francisco region, elevated freeways were strengthened by installing circular rebar rings around the columns. That is, elevated freeways that survived but not torn down. A large number were torn down in SF but not replaced. However, many still exist in SF and will probably collapse if a quake larger than in 1989 happens. There is a huge double-decker elevated freeway at the Hwy101 & Hwy280 interchange towards downtown. I would not want to be on it during a future quake. I was on the Oakland double-decker the day before the 1989 quake collapsed it.
Next day on the quake day was working in downtown SF, witnessed a lot of destruction. Drove a co-worker across town to the Marina District because the Bay Bridge was down and took her to a sister's home, saw the fires there. Collapsed freeways are one thing, a home collapsing on your family is bad.
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