Global Courant 2023-05-05 18:04:33
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.5 shook central Japan on Friday, leaving at least one dead and 21 injured, according to local authorities.
The earthquake that caused several houses to collapse occurred in the Ishikawa region at 2:42 p.m. (0542 GMT) at a depth of 12 kilometers, according to the Japanese meteorological agency.
Meteorological authorities warned residents of possible aftershocks and landslides in the coming days, but said there was no risk of a tsunami.
Government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters in Tokyo that he had been informed of the death of one person and “multiple buildings collapsed.”
The victim fell from a ladder, a crisis management official told AFP, adding that 21 other people had been injured.
The local fire and disaster management agency said at least three buildings collapsed and two people were trapped inside.
One of them had been pulled from the rubble and sent to the hospital, and rescue teams were looking for the second.
Images from NHK show traditional Japanese wooden houses destroyed or tilted, with broken windows and damaged roofs.
In aerial shots, the side of a collapsed mountain can be seen.
Friday is a public holiday in Japan and many people travel for leisure or to visit family.
High-speed trains between Nagano and Kanazawa, a popular tourist site, have been halted, according to the railway company, Japan Railway.
The quake reached level 6 of the Japanese Shindo scale, which goes up to 7, in the city of Suzu, in Ishikawa, which means it could cause major landslides.
Earthquakes are frequent in Japan, which is located in the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an area of high seismic activity.
However, the Asian country has strict construction regulations to ensure that buildings can withstand strong earthquakes and regularly conducts emergency drills.
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大型連休終盤、激しい揺れでした
きょう午後2時半すぎ
石川県能登地方を震源とする
地震があり
石川県珠洲市で震度6強の揺れを
観測しました
同時・見逃し配信はこちらhttps://t.co/sEE7vz6Xph#ニュースウオッチ9 pic.twitter.com/qMC9T6vksm
— ニュースウオッチ９（サタデーウオッチ９） (@nhk_nw9) May 5, 2023
#earthquake: from M 6.2 – near the west coast of Honshu in #Japan.
Images of the strong movement that the country experienced today.
2023-05-05
05:42:04 (UTC)
37.540°N 137.305°E
8.7 km deep#EG #georisks #earthquake #jishin #quake #shaking #earthquake #BePreventive pic.twitter.com/vRkZCx1yP0
— SPECS (@SPECS) May 5, 2023
5日午後2時半すぎ、石川県珠洲市で震度6強の揺れを観測しました。
震度3の揺れを観測した富山県魚津市にある遊園地でNHKの職員が撮影した映像です。
家族4人で観覧車に乗っていた時に緊急地震速報が鳴り、かごが前後に揺れたということです。https://t.co/S0Yg5YGYio#nhk_video pic.twitter.com/w1lo2zTvBH
— NHKニュース (@nhk_news) May 5, 2023
午後2時42分ごろ、石川県で震度6強の揺れを観測する地震がありました。
NHKのヘリコプターが午後5時10分ごろ、珠洲市の上空から撮影した映像では、斜面の一部が崩落し、大きな岩や樹木の一部が住宅に達している様子が確認できます。https://t.co/i11gb6e3I4#nhk_video pic.twitter.com/YvetSfetxr
— NHKニュース (@nhk_news) May 5, 2023
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