The west of Japan experienced a new aftershock of magnitude 5.5 this Wednesday, after a strong 7.6 earthquake this Monday left at least 62 dead in this region.
The new tremor occurred around 10:54 local time (1:54 GMT) and at a depth of 10 km with an epicenter in the Noto peninsulain the prefecture of Ishikawalike the tremor on Monday, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA), which did not issue an alert tsunami.
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The earthquake could be felt strongly in the city of Wajimaone of the most affected by the movement two days ago, but also in Nanao, Nakanoto, Aanamizu and I noticeall of them towns that registered deaths after the strong earthquake at the beginning of the week.
The JMA Consider that a tremor of rank 5 or higher makes it difficult to walk without holding on to something stable.
The new earthquake occurs after this Monday a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the western coast of the center of Japan leaving at least 62 dead, according to the latest figures, while rescue efforts and the search for people trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings continue.
This earthquake, the most devastating in Japan since the one in 2016 in the prefecture of Kumamoto (which left more than 200 dead), is the first level 7 to be registered in the country since 2018, when an earthquake reached level 7 in the hokkaido island.
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However, this earthquake did not cause major damage as it occurred in a very sparsely populated area of the country.
Monday’s earthquake also forced the activation of a tsunami warning on much of the coasts of the archipelago for almost an entire day, although the rises in sea level recorded fortunately did not cause significant damage.
