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title: "Massive earthquake strikes Japan, 2024"  
description: "A concise explanation of the news: Massive earthquake strikes Japan, 2024"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2024-01-02  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3642/massive-earthquake-strikes-japan-2024  
category: "international news"  
tags: ["Massive", "earthquake", "strikes", "Japan", "2024", "international news", "news", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Massive earthquake strikes Japan, 2024

![Massive earthquake strikes Japan 2024](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3683b94e-3c68-404a-9dd0-4447c39af1ad/images/7704b6ff-239d-4a5d-ac7f-464135fc9122.jpeg) ![Massive earthquake strikes Japan 2024](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3683b94e-3c68-404a-9dd0-4447c39af1ad/images/d4c255b3-f23d-4ea1-a03f-40a3e41af9fd.jpeg) On January 1, 2024, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck central Japan, causing significant damage and triggering tsunami warnings. ![Massive earthquake strikes Japan 2024](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3683b94e-3c68-404a-9dd0-4447c39af1ad/images/5c967785-106e-4ebb-9f83-6fc52e3c745b.jpeg) The tremors were widespread across Japan, with their peak located on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. ![Massive earthquake strikes Japan 2024](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3683b94e-3c68-404a-9dd0-4447c39af1ad/images/eea7e3e7-4342-42d9-af70-6ee7dca2c576.jpeg) The JMA issued a tsunami warning, its first since the 2011 earthquake, but later reduced it to an advisory, urging locals to remain vigilant. ![Massive earthquake strikes Japan 2024](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3683b94e-3c68-404a-9dd0-4447c39af1ad/images/273ab6e4-6bbf-4d89-bb50-f54fc18b2798.jpeg) Tens of thousands of households lost power due to collapsed structures, fires, and tsunami waves up to one meter in size. ![Massive earthquake strikes Japan 2024](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3683b94e-3c68-404a-9dd0-4447c39af1ad/images/dcfd4595-52ad-489f-8934-6743762d2889.jpeg) Japan has ordered 100,000 residents to evacuate following a disaster resulting in one confirmed death and dozens injured.

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