The number of victims of the Earthquakes of Earthquakes that occurred on the Nota Peninsula in the Ishikawa Prefecture in the West of Japan increased to 203.
According to the administration of the Governor of Isikawa, 26,400 people are still in evacuation points in 22 regions.
It is noted that the treatment of 566 wounded continues, 68 people are listed in missing.
Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru said that 6,300 military defense forces take part in the search and rescue operations in the region.
Earlier, JMA reported that on January 1-4, on the NOO Peninsula, which is the northern part of the Ishikav prefecture, as well as on the coast of the peninsula, there was a series of earthquakes with magnitude from 4 to 7. On Friday, January 5, another series of earthquakes occurred on the peninsula. .
The observation post in the city of Vazima in the prefecture of Isikawa recorded the largest shift, the movement went horizontally about 1.3 meters to the west.
Japan is one of the ten most seismic hazardous countries of the world, most often suffering from the consequences of destructive earthquakes.
located in the Pacific “Fire Ring”, Japan in its entire history has experienced more than one deadly earthquake.
Pacific “Fire Ring” – an area around the perimeter of the Pacific Ocean, in which most active volcanoes are located and many earthquakes occur.
Since 1995, about 70 earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above have occurred in Japan, as a result of which tens of thousands of people died.