A major earthquake, measuring 7.5, hit central Japan on Monday 1er January, reported the United States Institute of Geophysics (USGS), prompting Japanese authorities to issue a tsunami alert and order the population of the affected area to take refuge on higher ground.
“All residents must immediately evacuate to higher ground”national broadcaster NHK said after the earthquake hit the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture at around 4:10 p.m. local time (8:10 a.m. BST).
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