Residents are on alert after a major 7.5 earthquake hit the cities of Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate in Japan. This earthquake brought alert to possible mega-quakes and tsunamis coming this week, urging civilians in the middle of this quake to follow evacuation orders.
This strong, dangerous earthquake struck northeast Japan on Monday, Dec. 8 at 11:15 p.m., local time. The most recent update on record states that 51 people were injured, with seven of those people recorded as severe casualties, as shown on Independent UK.
Following this earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a mega earthquake advisory expected to rise this week, along with tsunami warnings. Fortunately, this mega earthquake advisory has only a 1% chance of coming to life. However, one tsunami has already surfaced on the shores of Japan, but with a safe outcome of 2.3 feet of water, as stated on CNN World.
Furthermore, even though this earthquake caused dozens of injuries, it luckily did not destroy or damage anything in any way at the power plants in Higashidori, Japan, and Onagawa, Japan, as stated on BBC. This outcome could have ended up as other follow-ups, an example of this is the March, 11, 2011 earthquake disaster. This earthquake was a 9.0 magnitude quake that also occurred in Japan. This earthquake resulted in power plant damage in Fukushima Daiichi and released dangerous radiation to civilians nearby, according to the Nuclear Energy Agency.
Unfortunately, some outcomes have not been all positive on this terrifying ‘quake-journey in Japan. An effect of this Monday earthquake is the closure of schools and water outages, crucial to survival. NHK World Japan states, “The education ministry says seven public schools in Aomori Prefecture have reported damage, including broken windows. Across the prefecture, 139 schools closed on Tuesday due to the earthquake”. As far as water outages are concerned, an estimated 100 households ran out of water at 1 P.M. on Tuesday, Dec. 9 in Aomori, Japan.
These damages of physical construction, and most importantly, human life are actively being fixed. As Sanae Takaichi, the Prime Minister of Japan stated on CNN, “The government would be acting as one under the principle of putting human life first.”.
Ultimately, this earthquake caused a chain of events such as tsunamis and earthquake warnings. However, these things will hopefully settle down as the government works to protect the people by prioritizing emergency response, and fixing any further damages coming Japan’s way.
