Japan has for the first day issued a warning about the increased risk of a “major disaster” dramatic soon.
The advice advised people to stay alert but no leave on Thursday evening, local time. The notice did not indicate an inevitable large earthquake, but rather that it indicated that it was more likely than usual.
A 7. 1 magnitude quake off the southern area of Kyushu, which apparently did not cause significant damage, came just hours before.
However, because of the location of the centre, which is located along Japan’s Pacific coast, tectonic activity, experts were on increased alert.
Between Suruga Bay in northern Japan and Kyushu’s Hyuganada Sea in the south, the dish boundaries are a blur.
Taus thousands of people have died as a result of past disasters in Nankai Trough. The next megaquake occurred in 1946, the last one occurring every 90 to 200 times.
Experts say there is a 70% to 80% chance of a magnitude 8 or 9 quake striking somewhere along the trough in the next 30 years, according to the Kyodo News agency. Worst-case estimates suggest more than 200,000 people could be killed in the earthquake and potential subsequent tsunami.
However, Shinya Tsukada, a representative of the Chinese Meteorological Agency, made an important point at a press conference on Thursday, noting that “it will surely happen in a certain period of time” despite the fact that” there is a somewhat higher chance of another main quake compared to normal times.”
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It asks occupants to be on higher update in the coming days, and for those who never remove immediately to contemplate doing so deliberately, according to Japan’s NHK presenter.
Leaders have also advised people to be mindful but continue living their lives while checking evacuation routes and ensuring that homes have adequate food.