2024 Noto earthquake
2024 CE.
Shown on the map at 37.498°, 137.242°.
On 1 January 2024, at 16:10:09 JST (07:10:09 UTC), a MJMA7.6 (Mw7.5) earthquake struck 6 km (3.7 mi) north-northeast of Suzu, located on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The reverse-faulting shock achieved a maximum JMA seismic intensity of Shindo 7 and Modified Mercalli intensity of X–XI (Extreme). The shaking and accompanying tsunami caused widespread destruction on the Noto Peninsula, particularly in the towns of Suzu, Wajima, Noto and Anamizu. Damage was also recorded in Toyama and Niigata prefectures. There were 732 deaths confirmed and two people remain missing. At least 718 fatalities occurred in Ishikawa, 8 in Toyama and 6 more in Niigata. The mainshock also injured more than 1,400 people and damaged 204,903 structures across nine prefectures. Of these, 228 deaths were directly attributed to the earthquake, and the other 504 were disaster-related deaths aggravated by fear of aftershocks, electricity and water outages and evacuations to temporary shelters and other locations.
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