Tons of properties have been destroyed during a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck western Japan on Monday 1st January 2024 resulting in a warning for residents to evacuate affected coastal areas of Japan swiftly.
The incident occured at 4:10 pm local time at a depth of 10 kilometres, six miles around 42 kilometres, 26 miles northeast of Anamizu in Ishikawa.
The development was reported by the United States Geological Survey on its X handle (Formerly Twitter) on Monday, January 1 with the caption, “Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.5 – 42 km NE of Anamizu, Japan.”
However, as at the time of filing this report, the United States Geological Survey, did not reveal whether any death was recorded.
