One of the world’s most tectonically active nations, Japan is situated along the western edge of the Pacific” Ring of Fire” on top of four major tectonic plates.
The region, home to around 125 million people, experience around 1, 500 shocks every year and accounts for around 18 per cent of the country’s disasters.
Although the damage they cause is generally minor, it depends on where they are and the level below the Earth’s surface.
Even so, yet big earthquakes in the world’s fourth economy typically result in little damage thanks to special construction methods and stringent building regulations.
On New Year’s Day, at least 260 people died after a huge disaster hit the Noto Peninsula, including 30 “quake-linked” murders as well as those killed immediately in the crisis.
At a time when people were observing the new year, the Jan. 1 earthquake and its aftermath caused fires, destroyed infrastructure, and toppled properties.