The earthquake impacted the Noto region, the same one that had been affected on January 1, leaving 230 dead.
A strong earthquake 5.9 points shook Japan this Mondaywith epicenter on the peninsula of I notice, which had already been affected by an earthquake on January 1 that had left a balance of 230 dead. At the moment there is no tsunami warning, reported the country’s meteorological agency.
Local authorities indicated that initially there were no reports of damage although they continue to collect information.
10 minutes after the first impact, there was a second earthquake of 4.8 points on the Richer scale in the same region.
The nuclear plant operator Kashiwazaki-Kariwain the earthquake zone, announced the suspension of operations to assess possible damage, NHK said.
An earthquake hits Japan again after the tragedy of January 1
The earthquake of January 1 destroyed buildings, caused fires and demolished infrastructure on the Noto peninsula at a time when families were celebrating the New Year.
Japan, located on four tectonic plates west of the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, It is one of the most seismically active countries in the world.
The archipelago country of 125 million inhabitants register about 1,500 earthquakes per yearabout 18% of global seismicity, although most of them are mild.
Source: Ambito
