TOKYO, May 5 (Xinhua) — One particular person was feared lifeless and three buildings collapsed after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s central prefecture of Ishikawa and surrounding areas on Friday, native authorities reported.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor, revised upward from a preliminary magnitude of 6.3, occurred at 2:42 p.m. native time (0542 GMT), at a depth of 10 km, registering an higher 6 on the Japanese seismic depth scale of seven within the metropolis of Suzu, situated on the tip of Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture.
Local firefighters in Suzu mentioned {that a} man went into cardiac arrest after falling from a ladder, whereas three homes had collapsed within the metropolis and two folks have been trapped in two of the buildings. Other particulars weren’t instantly out there.
The climate company mentioned there was no tsunami menace, however warned of adjustments within the sea ranges of coastal areas and aftershocks.
The quake led to the suspension of some prepare traces, together with the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Nagano and Kanazawa stations, Japan Railway mentioned. The shinkansen later resumed service.
Hokuriku Electric Power Company reported no abnormalities on the Shika nuclear energy plant in Ishikawa prefecture, whereas Tokyo Electric Power Company reported no injury on the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear energy plant within the neighboring prefecture of Niigata.