Near the western
off the western coast of the Japanese island of Honshu, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers deep. The authorities
announced a tsunami warning in a number of administrative districts and urged
the population to take shelter immediately. No casualties were reported,
UNN reports with reference to the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (JBC).
Details
The earthquake
with a magnitude of 7.6 occurred in Ishikawa Prefecture in the central part of Honshu Island,
Japan.
According to
reports, the meteorological agency said the epicenter of the quake
was located in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, with a depth of about
10 kilometers deep.
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As of now, there are no reports of
no casualties have been reported.
In addition, the meteorological
agency has warned that the prefectures of Niigata, Toyama and Ishikawa are at
of a tsunami of 3 to 5 meters in height. The authorities urged the population to immediately
to take shelter immediately.
AddendumAddendum
A number of districts
of Japan affected by the earthquakes confirm the status of their local
nuclear power plants, including the Shiga NPP in Ishikawa Prefecture
and the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP in Niigata Prefecture, according to the Japan
Broadcasting Association (NHK). Fukui Prefecture reported "no deviations"
at its nuclear power plants. The operator of the nuclear power plant Tokyo Electric Power Co. reported on the
social media platform X that it is checking whether the earthquake has affected its
facilities in the area.
Recall
The Indonesian
West Java province was shaken by a 4.8-magnitude earthquake. According to the
geographical agency , the epicenter of the earthquake was located 2 km (1.25 miles) northeast of
northeast of Sumedang in West Java province.