Landslide warning in Ishikawa prefecture after 6.2 magnitude quake

TOKYO: Ishikawa prefecture may experience landslides as a result of this week's huge 6.2 magnitude earthquake, Japanese weather officials said, according to NHK World.

Additionally, the Meteorological Agency has issued a warning that the prefecture could experience additional earthquakes for about a week. On the shore of the Sea of Japan is the city of Ishikawa. An earthquake of magnitude struck 6.2 near the West coast of Honshu in Japan on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The quake occurred at 2:42 p.m. on Friday (local time) at a depth of 8.7 kms.

On Friday night, a 5.9-magnitude tremor was felt in its wake. In the city, the tremor was recorded as above 5. On Friday alone, 43 earthquakes measuring one or higher struck the Noto Peninsula. In the string of seismic occurrences that have taken place in the area since 2020, that number was the highest ever recorded, NHK World reported.

On the shore of the Sea of Japan, Ishikawa Prefecture experienced long tremors that have the potential to shake tall buildings. The city of Suzu experienced class 3 tremors. (ANI)

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