Japan lowers tsunami warning, asks people not to go home after series of earthquakes I HIGHLIGHTS

Image Source : AP Residents panicked after a series of tremors hit Japan's central region.

Japan earthquake: Japan issued tsunami alerts and told people to evacuate seaside areas after a series of strong quakes on its western coastline on Monday. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported quakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly after 4 pm, one of them with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6. It issued a major tsunami warning for Ishikawa and lower-level tsunami warnings or advisories for the rest of the western coast of Japan's main island of Honshu. Several aftershocks also rocked the region.

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Jan 01, 2024 8:35 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

Japan lowers tsunami warning, asks people not to go home

Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert, issued following a series of major earthquakes on Monday, but told residents of coastal areas not to return to their homes as deadly waves could still come.
Jan 01, 2024 6:42 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

WATCH: Eyewitness captures items shaking inside store as earthquake jolts Japan
Jan 01, 2024 5:47 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

Japan sets up emergency centre for quake

The Japanese government has set up a special emergency center to gather information on the quakes and tsunami and relay them speedily to residents to ensure safety, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters.
Jan 01, 2024 4:49 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

Watch: Flooding in subway station after Japan earthquake

A subway station in Kanazawa, in the Ishikawa Prefecture, was flooded after a powerful earthquake in Japan on Monday (January 1). An eyewitness captured puddles on the station floor and filmed the moment people crouched on a train platform while signs above them shook during the quake.
Jan 01, 2024 4:49 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

Flooding in subway station after Japan earthquake

A subway station in Kanazawa, in the Ishikawa Prefecture, was flooded after a powerful earthquake in Japan on Monday (January 1). An eyewitness captured puddles on the station floor and filmed the moment people crouched on a train platform while signs above them shook during the quake.
Jan 01, 2024 4:48 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

Japan says injuries reported after earthquake

Japan chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi confirmed that some injuries were reported since the country suffered a series of earthquakes on Monday.
Jan 01, 2024 4:07 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

'No irregularities' at Japan's nuclear plants after massive earthquake

No irregularities have been detected at nuclear power plants in Japan following a magnitude 7.6 earthquake, Japanese government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said at an emergency press conference in Tokyo on Monday (January 1). Utility provider Hokuriku Electric Power's Shika plant in Ishikawa prefecture, the closest facility to the quake’s epicentre, was among those reporting no damage, Hayashi said. Hayashi added that the authorities were still checking the extent of damage and warned residents to prepare for possible further quakes.
Jan 01, 2024 4:06 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

MOMENT: Video captures moment magnitude 7.6 quake jolts central Japan

Footage aired by NHK showed a building collapsing in a plume of dust in the coastal city of Suzu and residents in Kanazawa city cowering under tables as tremors shook their homes.
Jan 01, 2024 4:04 PM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar

Indian govt sets up emergency control room for Indians living in tremors-hit nation

The Centre government has set up an emergency control room for the Indians living in Japan after the country was hit by massive earthquakes of 7.5 magnitude on the New Year. "Embassy has set up an emergency control room for anyone to contact in connection with the Earthquake and Tsunami on January I, 2024," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on X.