Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan... 1 Dead, Over 20 Injured (Comprehensive)

Aftershocks Continue Following Gangjin
"No Tsunami Concerns"

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, at around 2:42 PM on the 5th, resulting in one death and causing buildings to tilt and collapse in various locations.

The earthquake occurred in the northern Noto (能登) Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture, with an epicenter at 37.5 degrees north latitude and 137.3 degrees east longitude, and a depth of approximately 12 km. The Japan Meteorological Agency initially reported the magnitude as 6.3 but later revised it to 6.5.

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Aftershocks ranging from magnitude 2.4 to 4.7 were also recorded. Shaking of intensity 4 was felt in southern Ishikawa Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture, and Toyama Prefecture.

According to Kyodo News and local public broadcaster NHK, a 65-year-old man in Suzu City died after falling from a ladder due to the earthquake, and 23 people were injured, including those trapped under collapsed buildings.

In Suzu City, some buildings collapsed, and a cliff on a nearby mountain collapsed, causing a massive rock to directly hit a house. Water supply was cut off in about 40 households, and water trucks were deployed to provide water.

The Japanese government stated that "there is no concern about tsunami damage."

At around 3:25 PM on the same day, Hirokazu Matsuno, Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, held a press conference and said, "We have received reports that there are currently no abnormalities at the Shika Nuclear Power Plant and the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant."

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, seismic activity has increased and continued for a long time in the Noto Peninsula since spring 2021. The largest earthquake so far was a magnitude 5.4 on June 19, 2022, with a maximum seismic intensity below 6.

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