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Massive Earthquake Rocks Japan On New Year Day

Many properties have been destroyed after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck western Japan on Monday, being the first day of the year, 2024 prompting a warning for residents to evacuate affected coastal areas of Japan as soon as possible.

The earthquake struck at 4:10 pm local time at a depth of 10 kilometres, six miles around 42 kilometres, 26 miles northeast of Anamizu in Ishikawa.

This was revealed by the United States Geological Survey on its X handle (Formerly Twitter) on Monday, 1st of January, 2024 with the caption, “Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.5 – 42 km NE of Anamizu, Japan.”

The United States Geological Survey, however, did not disclose if any death was recorded at the time of this report. [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>



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