Japan warns of possible megaquake after powerful earthquake, raising fears of tsunami up to 98 feet

Japan issued a Megaque Advisory Sedvicory after rating 7.5 the mound It hit the northern part of the country, causing 34 minor injuries and some damage to roads and buildings. The government has estimated that a coastal fault megaquake could cause a tsunami of up to 98 meters and kill around 200,000 people.

Authorities say the advisory is not a forecast and earthquakes of magnitude 8 or greater are only 1%. But it is hoped that the advice will serve as a wake-up call to the potential devastation of the earthquake The disaster of 2011 That killed about 20,000 people and destroyed a nuclear plant.

It is said that there is an increased risk of another earthquake of magnitude 8 or greater within the next week. Authorities urge residents, especially in coastal areas, to be well prepared so they can grab an emergency bag and run as fast as possible if a major earthquake strikes.

This value appeared reasonable compared to other advisors last year. The southern part of the Pacific Coastline of Japan received the “Nannkai Trough” Deluequque Advisory e summer of 2024but the intransigence of that warning led to food panics, event cancellations and business closures.

Japan Megaquake Advisory follows powerful earthquake

Japan Meteorological Encreen said Monday’s powerful earthquake hit the east coast of Aomori, the hardest-hit region on Japan’s main island of Hokshu, and south of the northern island of Hokkaido.

Daiki Shimohata, 33, a civil servant in Haphikami on Honsu Island, told Agence France – he and his family ran outside their home.

“The shaking was something we have never seen before. It lasted maybe 20 seconds,” Shimohata said by phone.

“We were holding our children – a 2-year-old girl and a 2-year-old boy – in our arms. The earthquake reminded me of the disaster (in 2011),” she said.

This earthquake temporarily increased the potential hazards in the regions of Hokkaido and the Sanriku coast. This is where the Pacific plate beneath Japan forms two trenches – the Japan Trench and the Chishima Trench – that have produced some of the biggest earthquakes in the past.

Experts say that the deadly earthquake and tsunami in 2011 were caused by movement along the Japanese trench. It runs from the east coast of Chiba to Aomori, and the Chishima channel runs from the east coast of Hokkaido to the northern islands and the Kurils.

When explaining the advice, JMA said that this 9.0 earthquake struck the country on March 11, 2011, which destroyed a large city in Japan from the East.

The 2011 earthquake caused a tsunami that hit the northern and coastal towns of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures. The tsunami, which reached 50 feet in some areas, destroyed and destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. That created depth Fear of radiation That remains to this day.

A megaquake can create a 98-foot tsunami and kill as many as 200,000

Another sea outfall in the Hokkaido-Sanriku area could create a 98-foot tsunami in the region, kill many people, destroy 220,000 houses, and cause an estimated 300 yen ($198 billion) in damage, according to a government estimate. It means as many as 42,000 people may suffer from hypothermia in the winter.

The areas covered by the advisory extend beyond Hokkaido’s 182 municipalities to Chiba prefecture.

Japan’s separate advisory for the severe nankai outbreak in the Nankai Trough, which affects the southern part of Japan’s Pacific Coast, was first implemented in August after a 7.1 earthquake occurred off the east coast of Miyazaki.

In the 2013 damage estimate for the possible NAnkai megaquake, the government said that the 9.1 earthquake killed 33 people in 33 minutes.

Authorities are calling on people to stay calm and be prepared

Authorities emphasize that the latest advice cannot predict any occurrence at any time or place, disaster prevention cabinet chief Tsukasa Morikubo told a news conference early Tuesday. He called on residents to be alert and prepared while continuing with their daily work and work.

Authorities are urging people to keep an emergency bag with a few days’ worth of supplies as well as protective shoes and helmets. People in the region have also been advised to discuss evacuation procedures with family members and sleep in day clothes, not pajamas, so they can escape quickly. Furniture should also be fixed to the floor or wall.

The designated municipalities explained the advice on their websites and began to assess the stocks of relief materials and equipment to be used in evacuation centers.

Iwaki City in Fukushima urged residents to receive emergency emails, while officials in the city of Oarai in Ibaraki district, northeast of Tokyo, inspected wireless communication devices.

Megaququake’s first advisory for Japan in August last year contained a lot of scientific jargon. It worried and confused many across the country. Some cities have closed beaches and canceled annual events, disappointing many travelers during Japan’s Buddhist holidays.

Many people have canceled planned trips and hurriedly made do with rice, boiled noodles, and portable water, leaving the shelves of supermarkets in Western Japan empty and at risk.

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