2024 Noto earthquake

2024 Noto earthquake

令和6年能登半島地震
From top, left to right: Aftermath of the earthquake and fires at Wajima morning market • Rescue workers evaluating a collapsed house in Suzu • JSDF troops delivering aid by hand • a tipped-over building in Wajima • Heavy subsidence at a shrine
UTC time	2024-01-01 07:10:09
ISC event	636373819
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	1 January 2024 (2024-01-01)
Local time	16:10:09 JST (UTC+9)
Duration	c. 50 seconds
Magnitude	7.6 MJMA 7.5 Mw
Depth	10 km (6 mi) (USGS) 16 km (10 mi) (JMA)
Epicenter	37°29′17″N 137°16′16″E / 37.488°N 137.271°E / 37.488; 137.271
Type	Reverse
Areas affected	Ishikawa Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan
Total damage	US$17.6 billion (estimated)
Max. intensity	JMA 7 (MMI X–XI)
Peak acceleration	2.88 g (2,826 gal)
Tsunami	7.45 m (24.4 ft)
Landslides	Yes
Foreshocks	5.7 MJMA
Aftershocks	8,582 total;[1] 169 of M ≥ 4; Largest: 6.1 MJMA  or 6.2 mb
Casualties	504 fatalities,[a] 1,377 injuries, 2 missing

On 1 January 2024, at 16:10 JST (07:10 UTC), a M_JMA7.6 (M_w7.5) earthquake struck 6 km (3.7 mi) north-northeast of Suzu, located on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.^[3] The reverse-faulting shock achieved a maximum JMA seismic intensity of Shindo 7 and Modified Mercalli intensity of X–XI (Extreme). The shaking and accompanying tsunami caused widespread destruction on the Noto Peninsula, particularly in the towns of Suzu, Wajima, Noto and Anamizu, with the neighbouring prefectures of Toyama and Niigata also recording significant damage.

There were 504 deaths confirmed and two people remain missing. More than 480 fatalities occurred in Ishikawa, four in Niigata and two more in Toyama. The mainshock also injured over 1,300 people and damaged 178,270 structures across nine prefectures.^[4] Of these, 228 deaths were directly attributed to the earthquake, and the other 276 were disaster-related deaths aggravated by injuries or illnesses.^[2] It was the deadliest earthquake in Japan since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.^[5]

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) officially named this earthquake the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake (Japanese: 令和6年能登半島地震, Hepburn: Reiwa 6-nen Noto-hantō Jishin).^[6] It led to Japan's first major tsunami warning since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake,^[7] and a tsunami of 7.45 m (24 ft) was measured along the Sea of Japan coast.

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