Japan Earthquake: On Monday, January 1, around 4:10 p.m. local time, a strong 7.6-magnitude earthquake on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture on the west coast of central Japan shook the region, causing numerous houses to collapse and numerous roads to collapse. Additionally, coastal areas received a tsunami warning.
A total of 155 earthquake shocks were reported in a single day. In the earthquake, at least 30 individuals perished. People who are buried beneath the debris are being searched as part of ongoing relief and rescue efforts. Early on Tuesday, bodies were being removed from the wreckage of collapsed buildings, according to police and municipal authorities.
Since Monday, there have been 155 earthquakes throughout Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Office, including one with a magnitude of 7.6 and one larger than 6. Six severe aftershocks were nevertheless reported early on Tuesday, according to the JMA, even though the majority of the earthquakes were stronger than magnitude 3.
