The president of the USA,offered this Monday to Japan “any help” it needs to recover from the earthquake of magnitude 7.6 on the Richter scale that affected the country’s western coast, generating shocking damage and triggering a tsunami warning.

In a statement, the president indicated that his Government is in contact with the Japanese authorities and stressed that the United States is willing to provide “any help” that is necessary to Japan.

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“As close allies, the United States and Japan share a deep bond of friendship that unites our people. “Our thoughts are with the Japanese people in these difficult times,” stated the American president.

A strong earthquake hit the Ishikawa prefecture on Monday, on the western coast of central Japan, and forced a tsunami alert to be activated in much of the archipelago, in addition to causing significant damage and leaving at least six people buried under the rubble. .

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The earthquake, which was felt even in Tokyo, occurred on the Noto Peninsula at 4:10 p.m. (7:10 GMT) and initially the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) estimated that the tremor had been of magnitude 7.4, although it later revised the increases the magnitude by two tenths.

Likewise, the agency initially said that the tremor occurred near the ground and later placed its hypocenter at a depth of 16 kilometers.

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