Nakanoto, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan Video Recording Date/Time: November 26, 2024 at 22:47h An earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa Prefecture on Tuesday evening, November 26. The epicenter was located off the western coast of Ishikawa.

Heads up if you’re travelling in Japan! The Land of the Rising Sun was recently rattled by a pair of powerful earthquakes. On Tuesday night, 26 Nov 2024, a 6.4 magnitude tremor hit the Ishikawa prefecture, followed by a 6.2 magnitude quake near the west coast of Honshu.

A powerful earthquake hit Japan’s north-central Noto region on Tuesday evening, just months after the area was devastated by a deadly quake earlier this year. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that the magnitude 6.

TOKYO -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted off Japan's western Ishikawa Tuesday, according to the country's weather agency. The temblor occurred at 10:47 pm local time at a depth of 10 km, measuring lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in parts of the prefecture, said the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

An NHK reporter stationed at central Japan's Ishikawa region described feeling the vertical "thrust" when it happened, adding traffic lights near him remained standing.

Earlier on 1 January 2024, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region, killing more than 370 people and damaging roads and other infrastructure.

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Ishikawa and surrounding prefectures in central Japan on Tuesday night, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The agency confirmed no tsunami warning was issued.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the west coast of Honshu, Japan on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said. The