The meteorological company stated the first earthquake’s magnitude of seven.6 was the biggest within the Noto peninsula area of Ishikawa since 1885 – the yr knowledge was first recorded.
Footage aired by NHK confirmed a constructing collapsing in a plume of mud within the coastal metropolis of Suzu and residents in Kanazawa metropolis cowering below tables as tremors shook their properties. The quake additionally jolted buildings within the capital Tokyo on the other coast.
Greater than 36,000 households had misplaced energy in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, utilities supplier Hokuriku Electrical Energy stated.
Cracks within the floor in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on Monday.Credit score: Kyodo Information
Excessive-speed rail companies to Ishikawa had been suspended whereas telecom operators Softbank and KDDI reported cellphone and web service disruptions in Ishikawa and Niigata, in line with their web sites.
Japanese airline ANA turned again 4 planes headed to airports in Toyama and Ishikawa following the quake, whereas Japan Airways cancelled most of its companies to the Niigata and Ishikawa areas for the remainder of the day, in line with TV Asahi.
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Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority stated no irregularities had been confirmed at nuclear energy crops alongside the Sea of Japan, together with 5 energetic reactors at Kansai Electrical Energy’s Ohi and Takahama crops in Fukui Prefecture.
Hokuriku’s Shika plant in Ishikawa, which was positioned the closest to the quake’s epicentre, had already halted its two reactors earlier than the quake for normal inspection and noticed no influence from the quake, the company stated.
An enormous earthquake and tsunami struck north-eastern Japan on March 11, 2011, killing almost 20,000 individuals, devastating cities and triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima.
One other quake, referred to as the Nice Hanshin Earthquake, hit western Japan in 1995, killing greater than 6000 individuals, primarily within the metropolis of Kobe.
AP, Reuters
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