Central Japan may experience earthquakes with maximum intensity on its seven-tier scale system in the coming week, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Monday.
The remarks were made during a briefing after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast on Monday afternoon, with a large tsunami warning issued for the central prefecture of Ishikawa, Xinhua news agency said.
Tsunami waves of up to 1.2 meters were observed in the prefecture following a series of earthquakes hitting Japan's western coast. The agency urged people in the local area to stay vigilant for possible strong tremors.
Indian Embassy sets up Emergency Control Room
The Indian Embassy in Japan on Monday set up an emergency control room for its citizens and said that it is in touch with concerned authorities in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami warning.
In a post on X, it said: "Embassy has set up an emergency control room for anyone to contact in connection with the Earthquake and Tsunami on January I, 2024..."
In a picture attached with the post, the Indian Embassy shared emergency numbers -- +81-8039301715 (Yakub Topno), +81-7014920049 (Ajay Sethi), +81-8032144734 (D.N. Barnwal), +81-8062295382 (S. Bhattacharya), and +81-8032144722 (Vivek Rathee).
People seeking assistance can also contact the embassy on email addresses -- sscons.tokyo@mea.gov.in and offfseco.tokyo@mea.gov.in. The embassy further urged Indian citizens to follow the instructions of the local government.
On Monday, a series of strong earthquakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6 magnitude have struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa, with tsunami warnings issued, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Even waves as high as 1.2 meters were observed after a series of strong quakes struck Japan's western coast on Monday afternoon, according to the JMA.
Strong quakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6 magnitude, struck a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast in central Japan earlier in the day, the JMA said.
(With inputs from IANS)
