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Enter 2021.02.15 21:33
2021.02.15 22:07 edit
At the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake, a great earthquake accompanied by a tsunami two days later
There is concern that an aftershock of a similar magnitude could follow as the entire area of Fukushima prefecture in Japan was hit by a 7.3 earthquake.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency said on the 15th: “Watch out for earthquakes with a maximum magnitude of 6 in the next week,” Mainichi Shimbun reported. The Meteorological Administration quantifies the degree of shaking of the earthquake and divides it into 10 stages. ‘Río Jindo 6’ means the second strongest stage after ‘Jindo 7’. Typically less than 30% of houses are destroyed and landslides can occur. On the 13th, a 7.3 earthquake off the coast of Fukushima prefecture also split into six rivers, and an aftershock comparable to what could occur in a week.
Residents of the northeast region of Japan are also battling the tension. Miyuki Fujiwara, who runs a bedding store in Iwate prefecture, said in Asahi Shimbun: “There was such an earthquake 10 years ago and a large tsunami occurred two days later.” At the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, a 7.3 earthquake occurred on March 9, but there was no significant damage. However, two days later, on March 11, a massive 9.1-magnitude earthquake struck and a tsunami of up to 39 meters occurred that killed 15,000 people.
Initially, the coast of Fukushima Prefecture is an area with active seismic activity, but after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, earthquakes were frequent. This is the twelfth earthquake in this area since 2011, with a magnitude of 7.0 or more. The Japanese government’s Earthquake Investigation Committee views this earthquake as a replica of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Professor Takashi Furumura from the Tokyo Earthquake Research Institute told the Mainichi Shimbun that “a region where large earthquakes occur frequently every 40 years.”
The fire department of Japan’s Ministry of the Interior and Communications said 153 people were injured in the morning’s earthquake. No deaths or missing persons were identified. Damage to buildings has also been reported, including 25,000 homes that were isolated due to damage to water pipes. Tens of centimeters of cracks were found in the soccer facility in Fukushima prefecture, which was scheduled to be the starting point of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay.
The media analyzed that residents who suffered the Great East Japan Earthquake 10 years ago were able to respond quickly and minimize the damage. Takayuki Ueno, 48, who lost his son and parents in the Great East Japan Earthquake, told Asahi Shimbun that as soon as he felt the earthquake on the night of the 13th, he had to evacuate his daughter and wife. to a shelter outside the house they had planned.
