6.0 magnitude earthquake hits northeast Japan, no tsunami warning

6.0 magnitude earthquake hits northeast Japan, no tsunami warning

A quake of size 6.0 hit the East Shoreline of Honshu in Japan on 4 April. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center reproted thta the depth of the shake was 32 km, in any case, according to the Public Place for Seismology, the depth of the shake was 55 Km.

Earthquake of Magnitude:6.1, Occurred on 04-04-2024, 08:46:33 IST, Lat: 37.77 & Long: 141.70, Depth: 55 Km ,Location: Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/LvFKYCTwiF @ndmaindia @Indiametdept @KirenRijiju @Dr_Mishra1966… pic.twitter.com/vNagJfyalx

— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) April 4, 2024

There were no quick reports of harm or wounds after the quake, whose focal point had a profundity of 40km and which was likewise felt in Tokyo.

Tepco, the administrator of the Fukushima nuclear energy station, said "no anomalies" had been recognized at the blasted plant or others in the area.

Strict building regulations are in place in Japan, one of the tectonically most active nations on Earth, to guarantee that buildings can survive the strongest earthquakes.

The archipelago, home to about 125 million people, experiences about 1,500 tremors each year, most of them mild.

It occurred one day after a strong earthquake in Taiwan left over 1,000 people injured and at least nine dead.

On April 3, a tsunami warning was issued for Okinawa, Japan, after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan. Following this, the main airport in Okinawa suspended its flights. A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.2 occurred near Taiwan, shaking Taipei, the capital city, and leading to tsunami alerts for southern Japan and the Philippines.

Japan's largest earthquake on record was a magnitude-9.0 underwater shock off the northeast coast in March 2011, which caused a tsunami that killed or left around 18,500 people missing.

The incident in 2011 caused three reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant to melt down, making it Japan's largest disaster since World War II and the most serious nuclear accident since Chornobyl.

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