Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude hits Japan

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale struck Japan’s Hokkaido on Tuesday. This is the second earthquake of the identical magnitude to have occurred within the area in over a month.

New Delhi ,UPDATED: Mar 28, 2023 16:32 IST

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Japan’s Hokkaido on Tuesday afternoon.

By India Today World Desk: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Japan’s Hokkaido on Tuesday.

The quake hit at 6:18 pm (0918 GMT) at a depth of 20 kilometres (12 miles), in accordance with the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Although a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale is claimed to trigger injury in very populated areas, Japanese media shops have to this point not carried any experiences of harm or accidents. No tsunami warning has been issued to this point.

This is the second earthquake to have struck Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido in over a month. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hit off the japanese a part of Hokkaido on February 25.

Earlier this month, a robust earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale struck the east of the Fukushima prefecture, the identical space that suffered Japan’s largest quake 11 years in the past, simply earlier than midnight on March 16, reported Reuters. The earthquake killed two individuals and left hundreds of houses with out water and energy.

On January 21 this yr, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 jolted southwestern Japan, injuring 13 individuals. No tsunami warning was issued after the quake struck with an epicentre 45 km (30 miles) deep off the coast of Kyushu, reported Reuters.

Earthquakes are widespread in Japan, which sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an arc of intense seismic exercise that stretches by way of Southeast Asia and throughout the Pacific basin.

The nation has strict development laws meant to make sure buildings can face up to robust earthquakes, and emergency drills are routinely held to arrange for a serious jolt.

Edited By:

Raajnandini Mukherjee

Published On:

Mar 28, 2023