Three more powerful earthquakes in a row occurred in Japan

A series of earthquakes occurred in western Japan, a tsunami threat was declared

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In western Japan, three more strong tremors were recorded shortly after the earthquake began on the afternoon of January 1.

According to the US Geological Survey, in In the same region, in Ishikawa Prefecture, tremors with a magnitude of 5.2 to 6.2 were recorded. The source was located 10 km below the surface.

The magnitude of the first earthquake was 5.5, the second, the strongest to date, was 7.2. A tsunami threat has been declared on the west coast of Japan.