Japan Earthquake: Know about the past major earthquakes that hit the island nation | Oneindia News

On the afternoon of January 1st, 2024, a devastating earthquake occurred 89 km north of Toyama at 16:10 local time.

The quake had a magnitude of 7.5 points on the Richter scale and occurred at a depth of about 10 km.

More than six million people live within a 200 km radius of the epicentre alone.

In the following hours, there were numerous aftershocks.

15 of them with a magnitude of over 2.5.

The most severe aftershock had a magnitude of 6.2.

Such violent earthquakes occur only rarely.

It is the strongest earthquake in Japan in over 9 years.

Let's delve into some significant seismic events in Japan's history.

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