The earthquake in Japan moved the ground by 1.3 meters

2024-01-02 13:17:23Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The earthquake in Japan moved the ground by 1.3 meters

Experts estimate that the strong earthquake that struck Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Monday moved the ground in the Noto region up to 1.3 meters to the west.

Japan's Geospatial Information Administration (GSI) analyzed GPS data after the 7.6-magnitude earthquake and the largest movement was recorded in the city of Wajima, about 1.3 meters to the west.

Land movement westward of about 1 meter was recorded in the city of Anamizu, and about 80 centimeters in the city of Suzu, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported.

Several powerful earthquakes, the strongest of which was 7.6 on the Richter scale, struck Japan's Ishikawa prefecture on the coast of the Sea of ​​Japan on Monday.


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