A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck western Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture on Friday, officials said, as some buildings collapsed and people were injured, media reported.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told an emergency news conference that one person was in cardiac arrest following the quake, but did not provide further details.
No anomalies were reported at the Shika nuclear power plant, located in the earthquake-hit area, or at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in neighboring Niigata prefecture, Matsuno added.
Japanese meteorological authorities revised the earthquake’s magnitude from 6.3 to 6.5 and warned of aftershocks, although the quake did not trigger any tsunami warnings.
“Major earthquakes could occur, especially in the next three days,” a meteorological agency official said, adding that aftershocks followed the big quake.
He urged residents of earthquake-stricken areas to remain vigilant for about a week in case of new events with seismic intensity equal to or greater than 6 on the Japanese scale, which rises up to 7.
The government has set up an earthquake response center headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Matsuno said.
“Prime Minister Kishida has instructed us to do everything in our power for relief and relief,” he added.
“We will take all necessary measures depending on the damage and impact of the earthquake,” Matsuno said in response to a question about whether the earthquake will affect Kishida’s plans to visit South Korea starting Sunday.
Source: Terra
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