An Aftershock a Decade Later

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An Aftershock a Decade Later

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Men help clean debris after the wall of a house collapsed in Kunimi town, north of Fukushima city, northeastern Japan, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021
 

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake rumbled off of the east coast of Japan on February 13, at 11:07 PM, and is said to be an aftershock from the devastating 9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. 


The 2011 earthquake was Japan’s most powerful earthquake and the fourth strongest earthquake in the world. The quake even shifted Japan’s main island 8 feet east and caused a tsunami 133 feet high. Together, the tsunami and earthquake resulted in about 16,000 deaths; 6,200 injured, and 2,500 people missing. Millions of people were without water and electricity and over a million buildings were damaged. The tsunami also caused three nuclear reactors to a meltdown which caused hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate the area.


10 years later, a 7.3 earthquake left 50 people injured and a million households without electricity. Thankfully, Japan’s meteorological service announced that there was no danger of a tsunami, and Japan’s Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, assured the public that there are “no abnormalities” from any of the nuclear plants. 


Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary, Katsunobu Kato, also reported that “the power is gradually being restored” in response to the millions of homes without electricity. Noriko Kamaya, an official from the Japan Meteorological Agency, warned that people should prepare for aftershocks as strong as a magnitude of 6 in the near future.


by Kevin Lee

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