M6.0 earthquake hits Noto Peninsula in central Japan, no tsunami threat

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck the Noto Peninsula in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Monday, the same area badly damaged by a strong earthquake on New Year's Day, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, without issuing a tsunami warning.

The earthquake occurred at 6:31 a.m. at a depth of about 10 kilometers, and registered a magnitude of 5 on the Japanese earthquake intensity scale of 7 in the cities of Wajima and Suzu, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The power was revised to 6.0 from 5.9.

Another 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Noto area at 6:40 a.m., and a 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Suzhou.

A house in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, pictured on June 3, 2024, after it collapsed when an earthquake struck the area earlier in the morning. (kyodo)

Five houses collapsed in Wajima, one of the worst-hit cities following the 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck the area on the first day of the year, according to the Ishikawa Prefectural Government. The January 1 earthquake killed 260 people, and more than 3,000 are still living in evacuation shelters.

The agency said the latest seismic activity is linked to the earthquake that occurred on January 1. It warned that earthquakes with seismic intensity of about 5 magnitude may occur for about a week.

The agency said no tsunami warning had been issued, but a slight change in sea levels had been detected near cities including Suzhou.

A woman in her 60s in the town of Tsubata in Ishikawa fell from her bed after being startled by an earthquake alarm, breaking her right leg, while a man in his 20s in the city of Namerikawa in neighboring Toyama Prefecture fell while trying to evacuate to safety, sustaining head injuries. Workah, according to the local government and firefighters.

Hokuriku Electric Power and Tokyo Electric Power Holdings said no anomalies were detected at the Shika Nuclear Power Plant in Ishikawa and no problems were reported at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in nearby Niigata Prefecture.

According to the East Japan Railway Company, Joetsu and Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train services were temporarily suspended after the earthquake.

A Japan Meteorological Agency official holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 3, 2024, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck the Noto Peninsula in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture earlier in the morning. (kyodo)

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