TOKYO, May 6 (Xinhua) — Japan’s central prefecture of Ishikawa on Saturday remained on excessive alert for aftershocks and rain after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the realm yesterday, leaving one useless and 22 others injured.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has warned robust aftershocks might happen within the span of round every week following the preliminary temblor on Friday afternoon, which registered higher 6 on the Japanese seismic depth scale of seven within the metropolis of Suzu on the tip of the Noto Peninsula.
A 65-year-old man died in Suzu in Friday’s quake after falling from a ladder and town mentioned 22 others had been injured.
More than 50 aftershocks have already been recorded within the space by 8 a.m. native time, together with a 5.8-magnitude quake on Friday night, the JMA mentioned, warning that heavy rain might set off landslides in areas the place the bottom has been loosened by the quakes.
The climate company mentioned the prefecture might see rainfall of as much as 30 millimeters per hour from Saturday night to early Sunday, with as much as 120 mm forecast for the Noto space over the 24 hours by means of 6 a.m. of Sunday.
Local authorities have began to evaluate harm brought on by the quakes after receiving experiences of collapsed buildings.