At least eight people have been killed in the powerful earthquake of magnitude 75 which rattled Japan on Monday
TOKYO,Japan, January 2 (ANI): At least six people were reported killed after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.5 rattled Japan on Monday, NHK World reported.
The number of dead was later revised to 8.
The United States Geological Survey reported that the earthquake occurred on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa prefecture around 4:10 p.m. local time, with a depth of 10 kilometres (6 miles).
Buildings crumbled, fires broke out, and tsunami warnings were sent as far away as eastern Russia, following the earthquake, whereas people in Japan’s coastal areas were ordered to evacuate.
Meanwhile, a large fire broke out in the central Japanese city of Wajima on Monday evening after the quake shook the area and over 100 shops and houses were destroyed as a result of the blaze, NHK World reported.
At the Shika nuclear power facility in Ishikawa Prefecture, there was a blast and a burning stench, according to the Nuclear Regulation Authority.
