Japanese Government Confirms No Abnormalities at Nuclear Plants in Earthquake-Affected Areas

Magnitude 7.6 Earthquake Strikes Ishikawa Prefecture
Maximum Seismic Intensity 7 Detected
Kishida: "Thorough Disaster Emergency Measures"

On the 1st, a strong earthquake occurred in Japan, and the Japanese government announced that no abnormalities have been confirmed at nuclear power plants so far.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi held a press conference that day and stated, "We confirmed with Hokuriku Electric Power, which is responsible for the nuclear power plants in the earthquake-affected area, that there are no abnormalities."

Source=Korea Meteorological Administration

From 4:06 PM to 4:32 PM that day, a series of earthquakes occurred in the Noto Peninsula area of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, raising concerns about the nuclear power plants. Around 4:10 PM, an earthquake with an estimated maximum magnitude of 7.6 also occurred. NHK reported that a tsunami with a height of 5 meters had already occurred in Ishikawa Prefecture. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings not only for Ishikawa Prefecture but also for the northern coastal areas of Japan facing the Sea of Japan, including Yamagata, Niigata, Toyama, Fukui, and Hyogo Prefectures.

The Japanese government established a countermeasures office at the Prime Minister's Crisis Management Center following the earthquake. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed to make thorough efforts in disaster emergency measures such as rescuing victims.

The Noto Peninsula, where the earthquake occurred this time, is a region with active seismic activity recently, including a magnitude 6.5 earthquake in May. Since a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in March 2007 and small-scale seismic activity confirmed in 2018, earthquakes exceeding magnitude 5 have continued since December 2020.