Quake Hits Northwestern Japan, Killing Four, Wrecking Homes
- Region hit by more than 50 aftershocks, according to JMA
- Four confirmed dead with homes and roads also destroyed
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A powerful earthquake hit off the Noto Peninsula on Japan’s northwest coast, followed by more than 50 aftershocks, killing at least four people and triggering a widespread tsunami warning.
A major fire broke out in the city of Wajima and appeared to spread across several buildings, video on broadcaster NTV showed after the magnitude-7.6 temblor. The city was hit by a tsunami of at least 1.2 meters (4 feet), the largest reported by NHK. Six cases of buildings collapsing with people trapped inside have been reported following Monday’s tremors, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told a press conference.