2024 Noto earthquake

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2024 Noto earthquake
令和6年能登半島地震
  • From top, left to right: Aftermath of the earthquake and fires at Wajima morning market • Rescue workers evaluating a collapsed house in Suzu • JSDF troops delivering aid by hand • a tipped-over building in Wajima • Heavy subsidence at a shrine
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)
Tsunami7.45 m (24.4 ft)
LandslidesYes
Foreshocks5.7 MJMA 
Aftershocks8,582 total;[1] 169 of M ≥ 4;
Largest: 6.1 MJMA  or 6.2 mb 
Casualties376 fatalities,[a] 1,335 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.[3] 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.

There were 376 deaths confirmed and three people remain missing, with 374 of the fatalities occurring in Ishikawa and two more in Niigata. The mainshock also injured over 1,300 people and damaged 161,623 structures across nine prefectures. Of these, 229 deaths were directly caused by the earthquake, and the other 147 were disaster-related deaths aggravated by injuries or illnesses.[4][2][5] It was the deadliest earthquake in Japan since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[6]

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).[7] It led to Japan's first major tsunami warning since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake,[8] and a tsunami of 7.45 m (24 ft) was measured along the Sea of Japan coast.

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  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Saigai kanren shi ni tsuite" 災害関連死について [About disaster-related deaths] (PDF) (in Japanese). Cabinet Office (Japan). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
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  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.


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