Japan has been shaken once again by an earthquake. Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said that on Sunday (June 28) morning, a strong earthquake of 6.1 magnitude occurred off the coast of Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan. The agency has also said that there is no danger of tsunami from this earthquake. According to JMA, the earthquake occurred at 5:21 am at a depth of 41 kilometers.

The earthquake’s maximum intensity, recorded as Lower 5 on Japan’s earthquake intensity scale, was felt in Hachinohe city of Aomori and Fudai village of Iwate Prefecture. Apart from this, tremors of intensity 4 to 1 have been felt from Hokkaido to Kanto-Koshin area.

The meteorological agency said that this earthquake was caused by a reverse fault, whose pressure axis was in the direction from west-north-west to east-south-east. After this incident, no other earthquake of magnitude 1 or more was recorded till 7:00 am. JMA said that this earthquake occurred in the same area where an earthquake occurred near the coast of Iwate on June 25, the intensity of which was measured at 6 plus.

Officials issued warning
Officials warned that people in areas affected by the June 25 earthquake should remain alert for earthquakes of magnitude 6 plus for about a week. The agency also warned that in areas where strong tremors were felt, the risk of rock falls and landslides may increase. People have been asked to remain alert regarding earthquake activities in future also. It was also clarified that this earthquake does not meet the criteria for issuing a warning for subsequent earthquakes off the coast of Hokkaido and Sanriku region.

What did the Japanese PM say?
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in a post on Twitter that there is no threat of a tsunami and that work is underway to deal with the situation through the Crisis Management Office set up in the Prime Minister’s Office after the June 25 earthquake. Takaichi said he has instructed officials to assess the damage, provide timely and accurate information to the public and take all necessary measures.

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Strong earthquake tremors have once again been felt in Japan. An earthquake of 6.7 magnitude occurred in Japan at 5:03 pm on Sunday evening. After this, a tsunami alert has been issued in Iwate province.

According to Japanese media, a tsunami warning was issued in Iwate after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck the coast on Sunday evening.

More than 2800 houses were evacuated

According to the information, an order has been given to evacuate 2,825 houses in coastal areas in Ofunato city of Iwate province. Along with this, instructions have been issued to 6,138 people living in these houses to go to safe places.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a tsunami of 10 cm was observed in Ofunato port of Iwate at 5:39 pm. At 5:12 pm, a weak tsunami was observed 70 kilometers off the coast of Iwate.

Fear of waves up to one meter

There is a possibility of waves up to 1 meter in tsunami warning in Japan. The intensity of this earthquake was measured at 4 in Morioka city and Yahaba town of Iwate as well as in Wakuya town of neighboring Miyagi Prefecture.

In a statement issued by East Japan Railway, it was said that there will be no electricity in Tohoku Shinkansen for some time. Due to this, operations between Sendai and Shin-Aomori stations have been suspended. Earlier on October 5, earthquake tremors were felt in Japan. Its intensity was measured at 6.0 on the Richter scale. Its center was at a depth of 50 kilometers underground.

There was an earthquake of 9.0 magnitude in the year 2011.

This area has still not recovered from the memories of the terrible maritime disaster of 2011. At that time, there was an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 in this area of ​​Japan, which gave rise to a huge tsunami. About 18,500 people were killed and went missing in that terrible natural disaster.

The same disaster that struck Japan also caused the meltdown of three reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant, Japan’s worst post-war tragedy and the world’s worst nuclear accident after Chernobyl.

Japan, located on the west coast of the Ring of Fire

Japan is located at the intersection of the Earth’s four major tectonic plates, on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean’s Ring of Fire, and is one of the most seismically active countries in the world. Japan is an island country, where more than 1,500 intense and powerful earthquakes are felt every year. Most of these earthquakes are mild, although the severity of damage depends on the epicenter and depth of the earthquake.

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