2024 Noto earthquake

2024 Noto earthquake
令和6年能登半島地震 (2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake)
  • From top, left to right: Aftermath of the earthquake and fires at Wajima morning market • a partially collapsed section of Japan National Route 249 • JSDF troops delivering aid by hand
2024 Noto earthquake is located in Japan
2024 Noto earthquake
UTC time2024-01-01 07:10:09
ISC event636373819
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date1 January 2024 (2024-01-01)
Local time16:10:09 JST (UTC+9)
Durationc. 50 seconds
Magnitude7.6 MJMA
7.5 Mw
Depth10 km (6 mi) (USGS)
16 km (10 mi) (JMA)
Epicenter37°29′17″N 137°16′16″E / 37.488°N 137.271°E / 37.488; 137.271
TypeReverse
Areas affectedIshikawa Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan
Total damageUS$17.6 billion (estimated)
Max. intensityJMA 7 (MMI X–XI)
Peak acceleration2.88 g (2,826 gal)
Tsunami6.58 m (21.6 ft)
LandslidesYes
Foreshocks5.7 MJMA
Aftershocks8,582 total;[1] 169 of M ≥ 4;
Largest: 6.1 MJMA  or 6.2 mb 
Casualties245 fatalities, 1,304 injuries, 3 missing

On 1 January 2024, at 16:10 JST (07:10 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.[2] 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, with the neighbouring prefectures of Toyama and Niigata also recording significant damage. As of 23 April 2024, there were 245 deaths confirmed and three people remaining missing, all of them in Ishikawa, with over 1,300 others injured across six prefectures, making it the deadliest earthquake in Japan since the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes.[3] As of 20 February, 12,929 people remained in 521 evacuation centers.[4]

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) officially named this earthquake the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake (Japanese: 令和6年能登半島地震, Hepburn: Reiwa 6-nen Noto-hantō Jishin).[5] It led to Japan's first major tsunami warning since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake,[6] and a tsunami of 6.58 m (22 ft) was measured along the Sea of Japan coast.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AFTERSHOCKSJMA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "M 7.5 - 2024 Noto Peninsula, Japan Earthquake". United States Geological Survey. 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Japanese rescuers race to find survivors as quake death toll rises to 78". Al Jazeera English. 4 January 2024. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Operation Update No.30 : 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake: The Japanese Red Cross Society's Response" (Press release). Japanese Red Cross Society. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Ishikawa ken de no jishin, Kishōchō ga 'Reiwa 6-nen Notohantō jishin' to meimei" 石川県での地震、気象庁が「令和6年能登半島地震」と命名 [Earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture named 'Reiwa 6 Noto Peninsula Earthquake' by Japan Meteorological Agency]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  6. ^ Osborne, Samuel (1 January 2024). "Japan earthquake: Tsunami advisory issued after 7.6 magnitude quake hits". Sky News. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference JOETSUTSUNAMI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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