Im soooooooo worried! Is there major damage?!
I have friends out in that part of japan, is it safe for them??
=( What was the magnitude?
2007-03-24 22:26:53 · 8 answers · asked by Japan_is_home 5 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
Yes, I heard about it.
According to the Japanese Magnitude scale, it was a 6.9. I just check the news, and as of 11:30pm JST 1 woman dead, and 162 injured. It happened in Ishikawa prefecture. 1345 people have been evacuated to 32 different evac sites. In Ishikawa Pref. 44 homes were completely destroyed, 69 were partially damaged. After shocks were felt at 6pm, and 9pm and measured at 4 and 3 respectively.
By the looks of it, there wasn't that much damage if compared to the Kobe quake 10+ years ago. Which is a good thing.
Pray for the people there.
2007-03-25 03:43:41 · answer #1 · answered by Looking for the truth... 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, it was strong, but only in a very small area (as far as earthquakes go, that is) in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures.
If your friends are outside these areas, they should be okay.
Here in Tokyo we didn't feel a thing.
As of now, some nine hours after the event, 1 death has been reported, as well as 170 injuries.
2007-03-24 23:10:23 · answer #2 · answered by flemmingbee2 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yea. M 6.9 -7.0. It's huge. It's devastating. The town was horribly damaged.
But I always wonder why the earthquake in Japan causes very few death.
2007-03-24 22:57:07 · answer #3 · answered by Joriental 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it was a 6. something earthquake. One was killed many badly injured. If your friends are in the urban areas I don't think they would be badly injured. The worst seemed to happen in the rural areas with the old houses.
2007-03-25 02:09:09 · answer #4 · answered by Mickey22_jp 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes. i registered with USGS websites and it said it was 7.2 richter scale....quite serious i must say.
and i saw in NHK news that there were some serious damage on the Island of Honshu.
2007-03-24 22:36:29 · answer #5 · answered by redJimbo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there was alot of damage. At least one person was killed. Go to www.japantimes.com to learn more.
2007-03-25 03:51:05 · answer #6 · answered by Smelly Cat 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1 DEAD?
NOT AS HORRIBLE AS PAK LAST YEAR.
2007-03-24 22:34:41 · answer #7 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
nope and dunno.
2007-03-24 22:29:36 · answer #8 · answered by spiritius4 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋