Emergency Response To The 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
Many houses collapsed due to violent shakes (Suzu City)
At around 4:10 p.m. on January 1, 2024, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake hit the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture with resulting tsunamis. The earthquake caused extensive damages-- buildings collapsed, roads were cut off, and fires broke out in a wide area.
Damages to persons and houses
Region |
human damages | Residential Damages | |||
Deceased | casualty | complete destruction ) | partial destruction | Partial damage | |
Ishikawa |
233 people |
1,173 people |
6 houses | 43 houses | 2,930 houses |
Toyama |
47 people |
23 houses | 104 houses | 3,379houses | |
Niigata |
49 people |
54 houses | 1,093 houses | 6,128 houses |
*The damage to residential properties in Niigata City (total number of properties surveyed) is not reflected in this table in Niigata Prefecture's publicly available data.
* Information indicated as "unclassified" on damage to residential properties in the published information by Toyama Prefecture is not reflected in this table.
*The number of fatalities in Ishikawa Prefecture is based on data published by Ishikawa Prefecture.
*Information marked as “under confirmation” in the published information by Ishikawa Prefecture, and damage to houses (total of total, partial, and partial damage) in Kanazawa City, Nanao City, Wajima City, Suzu City, Hakui City, Kahoku City, Tsubata Town, Uchinada Town, Shika-machi, Hodatsushimizu Town, Nakanoto Town, Anamizu Town, and Noto Town are not reflected in this table.
*Source: Damage from the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Fire and Disaster Management Agency (as of 08:40, January 23, 2024)
“Asaichi Street" in the center of Wajima City, where a large fire broke out
Ukai fishing port in Suzu City, which was severely damaged by the tsunami, including fishing boats washed up on the shore.
FIDR will be conducting surveys on the ground and providing emergency aid to those who have suffered tremendous damage from this disaster.
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