Japan earthquake death count rises over 100 in aftermath of 7.5 tremblor
The magnitude 7.5 quake struck at 4:10 p.m. local time on Monday near the northern coast of the Noto Peninsula in the Ishigawa prefecture.
Damage from magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Japan seen from space
Satellite images from Maxar Technologies and aerial photos from Jiji Press show the destruction caused by a deadly magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Japan on New Year's Day 2024.
ISHIGAWA, Japan – The death toll of the New Year’s Day earthquake that struck western Japan has risen to 110, according to Ishigawa government officials.
The magnitude 7.5 quake struck at 4:10 p.m. local time on Monday near the northern coast of the Noto Peninsula in the Ishigawa prefecture.
![Residents walk past a collapsed building at the Jyuzo shrine in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 6, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region on New Year's Day. Rescuers sifted through rubble on January 6 as focus turned to recovering bodies rather than finding survivors five days after a huge earthquake struck central Japan, with 98 people now confirmed killed. (Photo by Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP)]()
Image 1 of 9Residents walk past a collapsed building at the Jyuzo shrine in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 6, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region on New Year's Day. (Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP)
![A man looks through the burned Wajima Asa-ichi, or morning market area, in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 5, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region on New Year's Day. The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Japan rose to 92 on January 5, regional authorities said, with the number of missing jumping to 242. (Photo by Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP) (Photo by TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)]()
Image 2 of 9A man looks through the burned Wajima Asa-ichi, or morning market area, in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 5, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region on New Year's Day. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA / AFP)
![Traffic (L) passes along a newly paved road next to a car which remains stuck in the old pavement in the city of Anamizu, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 6, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region on New Year's Day. (Photo by Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP) (Photo by TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)]()
Image 3 of 9Traffic (L) passes along a newly paved road next to a car which remains stuck in the old pavement in the city of Anamizu, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 6, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region on New Year's Day. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA / AFP)
![Rescuers search for missing victims at a landslide site in the Kawashima district in the city of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on January 6, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region on New Year's Day. Rescuers sifted through rubble on January 6 as focus turned to recovering bodies rather than finding survivors five days after a huge earthquake struck central Japan, with 98 people now confirmed killed. (Photo by Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP)]()
Image 4 of 9Rescuers search for missing victims at a landslide site in the Kawashima district in the city of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on January 6, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region on New Year's Day. (Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP)
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Image 5 of 9NANAO, JAPAN - JANUARY 02: A house damaged by an earthquake is seen on January 02, 2024 in Nanao, Japan. The Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture was struck by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake on New Years Day. The earthquake was followed by a series of tremors that triggered a tsunami warning for Japan's western coastline. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (Buddhika Weerasinghe)
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Image 6 of 9A damaged vehicle under a collapsed house following an earthquake in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. At least 13 people were killed and scores injured in a powerful earthquake that hit off the Noto Peninsula on Japan's northwest coast, toppling buildings, buckling roads and triggering a blaze that ripped through a city. Photographer: Soichiro Koriyama/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Soichiro Koriyama/Bloomberg)
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Image 7 of 9TOPSHOT - This aerial photo provided by Jiji Press shows a rescue vehicle (C) parked next to a seven-storey building which fell over in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 2, 2024, a day after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture. Japanese rescuers battled against the clock and powerful aftershocks on January 2 to find survivors of a major earthquake that struck on New Year's Day, killing at least 30 people and causing widespread destruction. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT (Photo by STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images) (JIJI PRESS / AFP)
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Image 8 of 9This aerial photo provided by Jiji Press shows smoke rising from an area following a large fire in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 2, 2024, a day after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture. Japanese rescuers battled against the clock and powerful aftershocks on January 2 to find survivors of a major earthquake that struck on New Year's Day, killing at least 30 people and causing widespread destruction. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT (Photo by STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images) (JIJI PRESS / AFP)
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Image 9 of 9TOPSHOT - This aerial photo provided by Jiji Press shows smoke rising from an area following a large fire in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 2, 2024, a day after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture. Japanese rescuers battled against the clock and powerful aftershocks on January 2 to find survivors of a major earthquake that struck on New Year's Day, killing at least 30 people and causing widespread destruction. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT (Photo by STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images) (JIJI PRESS / AFP)
The main earthquake followed a magnitude 5.5 foreshock about 4 minutes earlier, and it has since produced hundreds of aftershocks, the U.S. Geological Survey said. One of those measured at a magnitude 6.2.
RUINS FROM JAPAN'S DEADLY EARTHQUAKE SEEN FROM SPACE
It has been a race against time to rescue survivors of the earthquake as bad weather and freezing temperatures have caused additional challenges to relief efforts.
Members of the Self Defense Forces search for survivors in the aftermath of an earthquake on January 05, 2024 in Wajima, Japan.
(Tomohiro Ohsumi / Getty Images)
Starting on Jan. 7 at 7 a.m. local time, officials said they will close traffic to all general vehicles to allow emergency transport vehicles to reach the affected areas of Ishigawa prefecture as quickly as possible.
Monday's earthquake in Japan was the deadliest since 2016, when a 7.3 magnitude quake hit Kumamoto, claiming more than 220 lives.