Earthquake in Japan: The people of Japan, who have been suffering for many days due to rain and landslides, had to face the tremors of earthquake near Izu Islands today. Its intensity was recorded at 5.9 on the Richter scale.
The earthquake is said to be caused by volcanic activity. A moderate tsunami hit remote Japanese islands the morning after the earthquake.
The country’s meteorological agency warned after the quake that waves up to one meter above tide level could hit the coasts of the Izu and Ogasawara island chains, The Japan Times reported. The US Geological Survey measured the quake at 5.6.
About 21,500 people live on the islands of the Izu group and about 2,500 people live on the Ogasawara Islands. Rainfall and landslides have also caused heavy destruction in Japan. Relief and rescue work is still going on today. Missing people are being searched for.
About 30 minutes after the earthquake, a tsunami of about 50 centimeters was detected in the Yanae district on Hachijo Island. Less high waves were felt on three other islands, Kozushima, Miyakejima and Izu and Oshima. The earthquake’s effects were felt about 180 kilometers south of Hachijo Island.
Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said…
This place is about 300 kilometers south of the capital Tokyo. Japan is located on the ‘Ring of Fire’, a seismic line that surrounds the Pacific Ocean.
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi) Said the government has not received any reports of any damage from the earthquake or tsunami.
The agency told the government it was unclear whether Tuesday’s quake was related to the Sept. 19 eruption of Smith Island in the Izu island chain. Earthquakes of magnitude 6.0 have often occurred near Torishima Island. A magnitude 6.5 quake struck here in 2023.
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