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The Fukushima earthquake, which registered a 7.3 scale, did not cause a tsunami, so fortunately the damage was relatively small compared to the intensity of the earthquake. This time, it avoided the tsunami, but experts have predicted that aftershocks will continue in the region for about 10 years. Reports from Tokyo correspondent Lee Gyeong-ah. The Great East Japan Earthquake 10 years ago when the scale reached 9.0. The earthquake itself was also powerful, but at the time the epicenter was 24 km below the sea, much shallower than this earthquake. Due to this, the impact on sea level caused a tsunami of up to 40 meters, injuring more than 20,000 people. After this 7.3 magnitude earthquake, the tsunami that appeared in some areas, including Miyagi prefecture, reached 20 cm. The Japanese government’s Earthquake Investigation Committee diagnosed that this case had barely escaped the tsunami. Experts saw this earthquake as the aftershock of the Great East Japan Earthquake. As in the case of the Great Sumatra Earthquake of 2004, he warned that there is the possibility of an aftershock off the coast of Fukushima in the long term. After this earthquake, there have already been 50 large and small aftershocks. In particular, the Japanese government called for caution, saying that an aftershock of a similar magnitude to this could occur again within the next week. Fear of not knowing when and how the earthquake will occur. Living with a nightmare from 10 years ago, the locals are quietly fixing their homes and relying on each other to calm their anxiety. I’m Kyungah Lee from YTN in Tokyo.
