US EditionJapan lifts its megaquake advisory but urges caution a week after magnitude 7.5 temblor
The Japan Meteorological Agency lifted the advisory after a week with no megaquakes but reported 40 smaller quakes, urging ongoing vigilance and preparedness.
- At the end of Monday the Japan Meteorological Agency lifted the special subsequent-earthquake advisory issued one week earlier for 182 cities and towns across Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki and Chiba.
- Because seismologists saw raised risks, JMA issued the advisory after a Dec. 8 quake off Aomori at 54 kilometers depth, prompting tsunami warnings and warnings of quakes along the Chishima and Japan trenches.
- Kyodo News tallied more than 9,000 evacuees and officials reported 46 injured residents, with Tohoku Shinkansen Line services suspended and over 300 schools closed on Dec. 9.
- The government launched in October under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi handled its first major disaster response, drawing criticism from an opposition lawmaker that residents did not know how to prepare, while officials urge continued preparedness measures.
- Seismologists including Tohoku University Professor Toda Shinji warned a massive quake could strike months later as 40 quakes of intensity 1 or higher occurred after last week's tremor.
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Japan lifts its megaquake advisory but urges caution a week after magnitude 7.5 temblor
Japan is lifting a megaquake advisory for the country’s northeastern coast, a week after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off northern Japan that officials said had caused an increased risk of another major quake.
Japan lifts rare megaquake warning a week after 7.5 tremor
TOKYO, Dec 16 — Japan lifted a rare warning for a potential megaquake a week after a magnitude-7.5 tremor struck off its northern coast, the country’s weather agency said today.The December 8 quake triggered tsunami waves of up to 70 centimetres and injured more than 40 people, but no major damage was reported, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA).In the wake of the tremor, JMA off…
Japan lifts megaquake advisory week after powerful tremor
Japan lifted a rare warning for a potential megaquake a week after a magnitude-7.5 tremor struck off its northern coast, the country’s weather agency said Tuesday. The December 8 quake triggered tsunami waves of up to 70 centimetres (28 inches) and injured more than 40 people, but no major damage was reported, according to the […] The post Japan lifts megaquake advisory week after powerful tremor appeared first on Insider Paper.
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