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92-522: Wajima may refer to: Wajima, Ishikawa , a city in Japan Wajima-nuri , a type of Japanese lacquerware from the same area Wajima Station , a train station Wajima Hiroshi , Japanese sumo wrestler Wajima (horse) , American Champion racehorse Koichi Wajima , Japanese professional boxer Tomoe Wajima, a fictional character in the anime/manga Hanasaku Iroha Topics referred to by

184-499: A tsunami warning after the earthquake struck, with evacuation orders issued in Ishikawa, Niigata, Toyama , and Yamagata prefectures . The earthquake triggered a major tsunami warning, the first one since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake . Public broadcaster NHK said tsunami waves of 5 m (16 ft) could be expected. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said dangerous tsunami waves were possible within 300 km (190 mi) of

276-462: A 100 km (62 mi) zone. At least seven of them registered a magnitude of 5.0 and above. According to a finite fault model released by the USGS , the earthquake rupture extended over 160 km (99 mi) by 20 km (12 mi) from the southwestern Noto Peninsula to Sado Island along a southeast-dipping fault. Slip was mostly concentrated entirely beneath the peninsula. The zones of

368-498: A landslide in the town killed 16 people and destroyed three houses. In Noto, 53 people were injured, 254 houses were completely destroyed, 966 partially collapsed and 4,520 others were damaged, along with 3,770 buildings. Five of the affected houses were destroyed by fires. The tsunami also washed debris onto streets. Operations of the Noto Airport were suspended after five cracks as long as 10 m (33 ft) appeared on

460-483: A maximum seismic intensity of 7 ( Shindo 7 ), the highest level on its seismic intensity scale , the first time that an earthquake of that intensity had been observed in the country since 2018 . It corresponded to a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X–XI ( Extreme ). The USGS assigned a maximum intensity of IX ( Violent ). The maximum intensity was reported in Shika and Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture. Intensity 6+

552-486: A museum of kiriko ( Japanese : キリコ ) lanterns. Every year from August 22 to 25, Wajima holds a four-day festival known as Wajima Taisai ( Japanese : 輪島大祭 ). Huge (10 metres (33 feet) tall) kiriko lanterns and smaller paper lanterns are carried through the streets along with portable shrines called omikoshi . The Story of the Taisai (Great Festival) depicts the love story between two Kami (gods):

644-562: A noted seaport for the Kitamaebune coastal trade between Osaka and Hokkaido . Following the Meiji restoration , the area was organised into Hōsu and Fugeshi districts. The town of Wajima was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. It was raised to city status on March 31, 1954 after merging with the neighbouring villages of Oya, Kawarada, Konosu, Nishiho, Mii, and Najimi. On February 1, 2006,

736-401: A rise of 3 m (9.8 ft) in tide level at between 17:45 and 18:00. The plant's operator later said that a 4 m (13 ft) wave reached the facility, which was built at an elevation of 11 m (36 ft) above sea level and had a seawall measuring 4 m (13 ft) high, at 17:45, without causing damage. A tsunami measuring 90 cm (35 in) struck Kanazawa , while

828-458: A series of faults along the coast that have the potential to move and cause earthquakes, in the range of M w  6.8–7.9, in many cases with tsunamis. Major earthquakes and tsunamis along this boundary occurred in 1833 , 1940 , 1964 , 1983 and 1993 . The largest and most destructive tsunami in the Sea of Japan occurred in 1741 and was attributed to the eruption of Oshima . A fault known as

920-439: A tradition of lighting the fields began. Initially this was done with millions of candles placed around each field following the harvest. Due to the popularity of the spectacle, solar LED lanterns are now used allowing the fields to be lit nightly. The lanterns are installed at the end of September and are left up through March when work on the fields begins again. The fields remain lit for about four hours after sunset. Wajima has

1012-921: A tsunami of 80 cm (31 in) struck Toyama Prefecture and Sakata , Yamagata Prefecture. Waves measuring 50 cm (20 in) were recorded in Nanao and Tsuruga while waves measuring 40 cm (16 in) were recorded at Kashiwazaki , Tobishima , and Sado Island. In Toyama city, a 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) wave was reported. The tsunami was recorded in Tottori Prefecture with heights of 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in) in Sakaiminato and 0.2 m (7.9 in) in Iwami ; in Toyooka , Hyogo Prefecture , it reached 0.4 m (1 ft 4 in). A 0.4 m (1 ft 4 in) tsunami

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1104-500: A wave height of 3 m (9.8 ft) above sea level; subsequent analysis indicated a wave of 4.5 m (15 ft) at Nanba, Misakimachi. Tsunami waves exceeding 1.2 m (4 ft) struck Wajima, however data from the tide gauge was incomplete as it was one of several tide gauges across the peninsula that stopped receiving information shortly after. A tide gauge at the Shika Nuclear Power Plant recorded

1196-702: Is administratively part of the city of Wajima. Ishikawa Prefecture: Wajima has a humid continental climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by mild summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Wajima is 13.4 °C (56.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,300 mm (91 in); September is the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.6 °C (78.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.9 °C (37.2 °F). Per Japanese census data,

1288-538: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wajima, Ishikawa Wajima occupies the northwestern coast of Noto Peninsula and is bordered by the Sea of Japan on the north and west. Parts of the city are within the borders of the Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park . The island of Hegurajima , located 47 kilometers from the north coast of Noto Peninsula

1380-559: Is held on August 16. 2024 Noto earthquake On 1 January 2024, at 16:10 JST (07:10 UTC ), a M JMA 7.6 ( M w 7.5) earthquake struck 6 km (3.7 mi) north-northeast of Suzu , located on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture , Japan . The reverse-faulting shock achieved a maximum JMA seismic intensity of Shindo 7 and Modified Mercalli intensity of X–XI ( Extreme ). The shaking and accompanying tsunami caused widespread destruction on

1472-463: Is known in Japan for its lacquerware , called Wajima-nuri ( Japanese : 輪島塗 ). There are artifacts showing lacquer was used to decorate and strengthen a shrine door from the 14th century. Wajima-nuri uses a technique that is unique to the area, mixing a finely powdered mineral. jinoko . Shiroyone Senmaida Rice Terraces "1000 Rice Fields" ( Japanese : 千枚田 , romanized :  Senmaida ))

1564-450: Is one of the most scenic places in Ishikawa. There are actually 1004 fields which are either owned and tended by families, or rented out and looked after by the locals. Each year during the last week of September, the names of two couples are drawn as part of a nationwide lottery to have their wedding ceremony at Senmaida. The event is open to the public. As a memorial to the Noto earthquake ,

1656-541: Is still potential for another magnitude 7.0 or larger earthquake and tsunami. Research led by Kimiyuki Asano at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute at Kyoto University analysed waveforms recorded by seismometers and determined the earthquake consisted of two subevents. The first subevent, measuring M JMA   7.3, ruptured a fault beneath the peninsula, causing coastal uplift. A second subevent identical in magnitude ruptured

1748-548: The Kami of the forest (a half blind male deity) and the Kami of the seven islands (the female deity) that are just off the coast of Wajima. Once a year the people of Noto guide the male Kami from his forest home through the city, while stopping at every business, home, and shrine to give blessings to the people of Wajima, and eventually to meet his wife at the sea. To guide him they carry bright lights (the kiriko ) and beat taiko (drums). The main event takes place on

1840-714: The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake , and a tsunami of 7.45 m (24 ft) was measured along the Sea of Japan coast. The Noto Peninsula lies on the southeastern margin of the Sea of Japan , which was formed by back-arc rifting related to subduction of the Pacific plate beneath the Eurasian plate along the Japan Trench . This process began during the Early Miocene , ending in the Middle Miocene . By

1932-594: The Zuiryū-ji temple in Takaoka , which is a designated National Treasure , while a slope collapsed at the Sado mine . About 350 people across evacuation centers were infected by COVID-19 or the common flu , while at least 40 cases of gastrointestinal illnesses such as norovirus were detected. In Suzu, a 90-year-old woman was rescued from a collapsed house after 124 hours. The KAGRA Gravitational-wave observatory in

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2024-564: The F43 (in the list of 60 faults evaluated) reaches the seabed just north of the Noto peninsula trending WSW–ENE. This southeast-dipping fault, which consists of two segments with a combined length of 94.2 km (58.5 mi), has been judged to be capable of producing an earthquake of M w  7.6. The northeastern tip of the Noto Peninsula has been subject to an earthquake swarm for

2116-596: The Noto Peninsula, particularly in the towns of Suzu , Wajima , Noto and Anamizu , with the neighbouring prefectures of Toyama and Niigata also recording significant damage. There were 462 deaths confirmed and three people remain missing. More than 450 fatalities occurred in Ishikawa, four in Niigata and two more in Toyama. The mainshock also injured over 1,300 people and damaged 168,822 structures across nine prefectures. Of these, 227 deaths were directly attributed to

2208-541: The Ozawa district of Wajima was entirely drained. A seaward movement of 240 m (790 ft) was detected in the coasts of Monzenmachi and Kuroshimamachi districts in Wajima, as well as an expansion of 4.4 km (1.7 sq mi) in the Noto Peninsula. Areas in the northern part of the peninsula were also found to have risen while the southern sections, particularly in Anamizu, had subsided. The GSI said due to

2300-597: The Wakayama River in Suzu. The maximum vertical offset was 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) in Naka district, Wakayama town. These scarps did not display any observable horizontal displacement. It propagated through and displaced rice fields, roads and rivers among other features. The GSI said these scarps may represent a fold in response to compressive forces due to the geology of the area. However, they did not rule out

2392-481: The buildings were affected. In the city, 1,745 houses completely collapsed, 2,075 others were partially destroyed and 1,752 were damaged. Fires also caused severe damage to many buildings. Damage and casualties in the city were exacerbated by previous earthquakes , most notably a M JMA 6.5 event in May 2023 which damaged or destroyed a quarter of Suzu's houses. Many people were still residing in these damaged houses at

2484-843: The cities of Himi and Oyabe , Toyama Prefecture. Residents of Himi experienced water outages lasting nearly two weeks, with orders to conserve water lasting until February. In Toyama prefecture, underground snow-removal equipment for city roads was damaged in multiple areas, resulting in the deployment of snowplows and other equipment following heavy snowfall on 23 January. Liquefaction occurred in Uozu and in Niigata city; sewer pipes also ruptured and many homes were left without water. Thirty homes in Nishi-ku were damaged. The Onohiyoshi Shrine in Kanazawa also sustained damage. A landslide struck

2576-439: The city centre. Wajima has a mayor-council form of government with a directly-elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 20 members. Commercial fishing , tourism, agriculture and the production of lacquerware are mainstays of the local economy. Noto Airport is located there. The city does not have any passenger railway service. Highway [REDACTED] National Route 249 goes through this city. The town

2668-427: The coastal uplift may have fortuitously lessened the effects of the tsunami which followed the earthquake. Across the mountainous region of the peninsula, landslides were widespread. There were also extensive slope failures, particularly in the northeastern part of the peninsula. The number of landslides was estimated at 1,000. At least nine landslide dams were discovered in the Wajima area on 9 January, which had

2760-477: The country moved up to 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) westwards with the maximum displacement observed at Wajima due to crustal deformation. At Anamizu , land shifted 1 m (3 ft 3 in) westwards. However, the agency said these movements could be slope or local ground movement instead. The agency also added that crustal uplift of 4 m (13 ft) occurred in western Wajima and 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) in northern Suzu . Near Wajima's port,

2852-799: The country since 1993 . According to Yonhap News Agency , citing North Korean state radio , a tsunami warning was issued with waves of 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) potentially hitting the country's east coast. Warnings were also issued in Russia for tsunami waves estimated to reach 1 m (3 ft), particularly along the west coast of Sakhalin Island , where evacuations were said to be conducted, although Russia later said that no evacuations were taking place there. Tsunami warnings were also declared in parts of Primorsky Krai , Khabarovsk Krai , Vladivostok and Nakhodka . The Emergencies Ministry of Russia said "response teams are ready to deal with

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2944-409: The earthquake and more than 110,000 households were left without water. By the morning of 3 January, the number of households without power had dropped to approximately 33,900. A month after the earthquake, water shortages continued to affect about 37,000 households, with full restoration of services not expected until April. In Shika, water was being rationed daily at six litres per person following

3036-436: The earthquake, and the other 235 were disaster-related deaths aggravated by injuries or illnesses. It was the deadliest earthquake in Japan since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami . The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) officially named this earthquake the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake ( Japanese : 令和6年能登半島地震 , Hepburn : Reiwa 6-nen Noto-hantō Jishin ) . It led to Japan's first major tsunami warning since

3128-400: The earthquake. On the peninsula's northern coast, about 370 hectares of land was inundated. The first waves were reported to have arrived at around 16:21, although a team of researchers from Tohoku University 's International Research Institute of Disaster Science said the first waves reached the Noto Peninsula within a minute of the earthquake. Along the Noto Peninsula, the second wave was

3220-451: The earthquake. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology reported that 276 educational facilities had been damaged by the earthquake, particularly in Niigata, Ishikawa, Toyama, Fukui and Shiga prefectures. It also said 39 schools in four prefectures had been converted to evacuation shelters. The ministry also reported damage to 20 cultural sites in Toyama and Niigata prefectures. Several stone lanterns collapsed at

3312-567: The earthquake. At Shika Nuclear Power Plant, an explosion occurred near the power transformer of the No. 2 reactor, while the transformer at the No. 1 reactor was rendered inoperable due to an oil spill. The site's 4 m (13 ft) high seawall was found to have tilted by around several centimeters following the earthquake. At the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Niigata prefecture, water spilled from

3404-643: The earthquake; due to the interference of coastal uplift, these wave heights may be larger than evaluated. In Jōetsu, Niigata , the locally-high run-up exceeding 6 m (20 ft) flooded 15 homes along the Seki River bank. Beach houses and other buildings were also swept away. Ten fishing vessels capsized in the Ogata Fishing Port area. Containers were also washed away and warehouses storing machinery were flooded. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) assessed that

3496-574: The elderly. By June 2024, there were 233 applications to local cities and towns to review deaths and register them as disaster-related. Three meetings have been held as of June 2024; the first meeting in May resulted in 30 new cases being registered as related deaths. On 18 June, city officials were recommended to certify 22 new deaths. On 25 June, a joint panel discussion by the Ishikawa prefectural government and town officials recommended that 18 additional deaths be registered as disaster-related. If these additional cases are certified, it would bring

3588-707: The enactment of modern building codes in 1950, while in 2019, only 51 percent of the town's houses were deemed earthquake-resistant, compared with 87 percent for the entire country. Around 66 percent of residences in Suzu were wooden homes that were built before 1980, while 61 percent of buildings in Noto were found to have been built before 1981. At least 126,404 structures, including 93,309 houses, 330 public buildings and 34,833 of unspecified use, were damaged across Ishikawa, including 24,329 which were partially or completely destroyed. In Wajima, 2,296 houses collapsed, 3,921 others were partially destroyed and 4,281 others were damaged, along with 11,504 buildings. Ninety percent of

3680-487: The entrance of a building and in the park. The locally high waves may be attributed to the seafloor bathymetry concentrating the tsunami at a specific location. Video footage in Jōetsu, Niigata showed the tsunami approaching the rivermouth at 16:35, crashing into embankments and causing seawater to overflow. Evidence of tsunami sediments and marine flora suggested the tsunami reached at least 5.5 km (3.4 mi) upstream from

3772-582: The epicenter. The evacuation orders covered 62,000 people, with 1,000 evacuees finding shelter at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force base in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture. The major tsunami warning was later downgraded to a tsunami warning at 20:30, about four hours after the earthquake. These tsunami warnings were later downgraded to advisories, which were eventually lifted at 10:01 on 2 January, about 18 hours after

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3864-501: The fatalities there were attributed to falling debris from collapsed houses. A fire occurred in the city at around 17:00. Due to damaged roads, firefighters were unable to extinguish the flames. The fire consumed an estimated 200 buildings, including many homes, and the Asaichi morning market, a 1,000-year-old shopping district and tourist attraction that hosted about 200 stalls. An area of up to 48,000 m (520,000 sq ft)

3956-649: The fault to the coast or a possible submarine landslide in Toyama Bay . Tsunamis in the Sea of Japan have been observed to arrive faster than those along Japan's Pacific coast. Tsunami modelling executed by the University of Tokyo and Building Research Institute of Japan computed the tsunami to be 3.6 m (12 ft) in Suzu; 3 m (9.8 ft) in Noto; 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in Shika and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in Jōetsu, Niigata. Flooding by

4048-603: The first area in Japan by Food and Agriculture Organization . Playing gojinjo-daiko is strictly restricted to residents in Nafune, a small village within Wajima, where only 250 people live. It is very rare to see a live drum performance. The gojinjo-daiko began in 1577 when the famous general, Uesugi Kenshin invaded Noto. Because local people had no weapons, they resisted by beating war drums and wore ferocious looking devil masks with seaweed on their heads to scare off their enemies. The low sound of drums sound associated with

4140-571: The fuel pools of two reactors due to the force of the earthquake. Traditional industries were also affected, with the Ishikawa Sake Brewers Association saying the earthquake left all 11 manufacturers in the Oku-Noto region, which includes Wajima and Suzu, unable to operate, with five of them suffering complete destruction of their facilities. At least 36,000 households and 19 medical facilities lost power following

4232-933: The injuries occurred after the ceiling of a pachinko parlor collapsed in Toyama City . Two residents of the prefecture were also killed in Ishikawa. At least 1,054 buildings collapsed or were severely damaged and 20,926 others were partially damaged, mostly in the cities of Himi , Takaoka and Imizu . In Fukui Prefecture , six people sustained minor injuries, 12 houses partially collapsed and 752 others were damaged, including 45 in Awara . Five injuries were also reported in Osaka , two in Hyōgo , and one each in Gifu and Aichi . In Nagano Prefecture , 20 houses were partially damaged. Cracked roads and broken water mains were reported in

4324-632: The island arc's east and southeast coasts, subduction of the Pacific and Philippine Sea plates occurs at the Japan Trench and Nankai Trough , respectively. The west coast of Honshu, bordering the Sea of Japan , is a north–south trending convergent boundary between the Amurian and Okhotsk Plates. It has been proposed that it is an incipient subduction zone, consisting of eastward-dipping thrust faults . The rifting and subsequent inversion has created

4416-454: The island prior to rescue two weeks later. A run-up of 6.28 m (20.6 ft) on the island was determined, the highest recorded in Ishikawa Prefecture. In Kurikawashiri, Noto, inundation was observed 700 m (2,300 ft) inland. In Shiromaru, Noto, the tsunami exceeded 4 m (13 ft) and may have been higher than 5 m (16 ft), which resulted in heavy damage. These run-up heights were determined with elevation data before

4508-502: The land expansion by 4.4 km (1.7 sq mi), Ishikawa Prefecture may have become larger than Fukui Prefecture in land area. The latter, having an area of 4,190.54 km (1,617.98 sq mi), is 4.34 km (1.68 sq mi) larger than Ishikawa Prefecture, according to a survey in October 2023. However, this difference was expected to be temporary due to the effects of coastal erosion . It has been theorized that

4600-404: The largest and most destructive. In Suzu, the first waves were estimated to arrive one minute after the shock and two minutes later at Nanao. They also estimated Toyama was struck by the waves in about five minutes. The quicker-than-anticipated tsunami arrival meant people did not evacuate in time. Fumihiko Imamura , a member of the research team, said it may have been due to the close proximity of

4692-468: The largest slip occurred southwest of the hypocenter while little to no slip occurred on the segment offshore between the peninsula and island. The patch immediately southwest of the epicenter produced a displacement of 5.992 m (20 ft) beneath the peninsula's coast. Another zone of slip occurred further southwest beneath the same stretch of coastline, producing up to 6.030 m (20 ft) of slip beneath Motoichi. The fault likely ruptured towards

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4784-553: The largest to strike Mainland Japan since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake . The focal mechanism of the mainshock corresponded to shallow reverse faulting along a northeast-trending plane dipping northwest or southeast, happening along the convergent boundary between the Okhotsk Plate and Amurian Plate. A magnitude 5.8 foreshock struck four minutes before the mainshock, while a magnitude 6.2 aftershock struck nine minutes later. More than 1,200 aftershocks were recorded across

4876-613: The last three years, with the largest earthquake being a M JMA 6.5 event that took place in May 2023. The 1 January 2024 mainshock was the strongest to hit the peninsula since records began in 1885. The swarm began in December 2020 at depths greater than 15 km (9.3 mi) beneath the peninsula's northeast. By mid-March 2021, the earthquake swarm migrated to shallower depths above 15 km (9.3 mi). Most earthquakes after May 2021 occurred at 10–15 km (6.2–9.3 mi) depth. The M w   7.5 earthquake occurring after

4968-459: The late Pliocene the tectonic regime changed to compression, probably associated with collision between the Izu–Bonin Arc and Honshu . This led to reactivation of the rift faults in reverse sense, combined with inversion of the basins formed by these faults. Currently Japan is situated on the convergent boundaries between the Pacific, Philippine Sea , Okhotsk and Amurian Plates . Along

5060-534: The main expressway between Toyama and Kanazawa, ripping apart several hundred meters of roadway. Four houses along a hill fell over as the land under them collapsed in the eastern part of Kanazawa. Sections of Japan National Route 8 was buried by landslides in Jōetsu, while track foundations caved in at the JR Echigo Line . A bridge along the Kurobe Gorge Railway , a popular tourist line,

5152-404: The northernmost part of Gifu Prefecture , which was in the process of upgrading its systems for the fourth observing run, suffered damage to the instruments and was forced to delay its planned Spring 2024 return to operations in order to assess and repair the damage. A review conducted after the earthquake found that Ishikawa Prefecture's disaster preparedness plan had been insufficient to handle

5244-467: The offshore segment 13 seconds after the completion of the first subevent. About 85 km (53 mi) of coastline spanning Suzu, Wajima and Shika was raised and the shore moved seawards by up to 200 m (660 ft). Wajima's Minazuki Bay was uplifted 4 m (13 ft) while at Nagahashimachi's fishing port, a tide gauge was rendered unusable because the seafloor was exposed. The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) said parts of

5336-470: The peninsula were made difficult by the coastal uplift raising parts of the coast by up to 4.1 m (13 ft) and extending the coastline further seawards. In the Shiromaru area of Noto, Ishikawa , homes were washed away and a fire was started. About 4.6 ha (11 acres) of coastline was damaged. On Hegurajima , the tsunami flooded homes and disabled basic services. Three people were stranded on

5428-656: The population of Wajima has declined by roughly 50 percent over the past 50 years. The area around Wajima was part of ancient Noto Province , and was a noted seaport for trade with the Asian continent. During the Sengoku Period (1467–1568), the area was contested between the Hatakeyama clan , Uesugi clan and Maeda clan , with the area becoming part of Kaga Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate . It remained

5520-1377: The possible consequences of a tsunami." Officials in Vladivostok later said "no tsunami was observed" while in Nakhodka, "the tsunami passed almost unnoticed." A 0.63 m (2 ft 1 in) wave was observed at Preobrazhenie in Primorsky Krai; at Kholmsk , it measured 0.18 m (7.1 in). The earthquake killed 462 people, including 235 people who died in the aftermath. A majority of direct deaths were due to collapsed homes. At least 456 deaths were confirmed in Ishikawa Prefecture; 173 in Wajima, 137 in Suzu, 46 in Noto, 38 in Anamizu, 35 in Nanao, 17 in Shika , four in Uchinada , three in Hakui , and one each in Nakanoto , Hakusan and Komatsu . Four people were also killed in Niigata Prefecture , all of them in Niigata City , with two more dying in Takaoka , Toyama Prefecture . Additionally, there were 25 deaths from landslides and two more were killed by

5612-413: The potential to cause debris avalanches. In Wajima, a landslide dam caused water to overflow downstream into fields, potentially causing a collapse. In Jōetsu, Niigata , a landslide measuring 16,000 m (570,000 cu ft) buried a section of National Route 8 . A scarp trending east–west across a zone 4 km (2.5 mi) long and 0.1–0.4 km (0.062–0.249 mi) wide occurred along

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5704-433: The projected total death toll to 299. Five more applications read on the same day were subjected to further review. The Japanese government estimated the total cost of damage in Ishikawa, Toyama and Niigata at ¥2.6 trillion ($ 17.6 billion). Most of the cost was attributed to damaged homes, roads, ports and other infrastructure. Ishikawa Prefecture accounted for between ¥0.9 and ¥1.3 trillion ($ 6.1 and $ 8.8 billion). Damage

5796-561: The river mouth. It also flowed along the Hokura River for 1.6 km (0.99 mi) starting from its confluence at the Seki River. Wave heights along the coast southwest of the rivermouth were between 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) and 5.0 m (16.4 ft). Northeast of the rivermouth, they ranged from 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) to 4.0 m (13.1 ft). At Naoetsu beach, tsunami debris indicated 2 m (6 ft 7 in) waves struck while 3 km (1.9 mi) to

5888-472: The rumbling of the earth frightened off the invaders. The Wajima Crab Festival ( Japanese : 輪島かに祭り ) takes place each year in mid-November. Kamakura, in the northern part of the Noto Peninsula , is a small village which celebrates an annual light festival ( matsuri ) in which the residents place one candle in each of 20,000 glass sake cups and arrange them in geometric configurations after dark while listening to traditional Japanese music. The event

5980-459: The runway; the terminal of the airport also sustained damage. Access roads leading to the airport were blocked, while about 500 passengers were left stranded inside the facility, which was expected to be closed until 4 January. Access to the northern part of the Noto Peninsula was limited by a damaged road . In Nanao , three people were injured, 512 houses were destroyed, 4,815 others partially collapsed and 11,048 others were damaged. Noto Island

6072-409: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Wajima . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wajima&oldid=1172127784 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

6164-524: The scarp being the toe of a landslide, though this is a less probable explanation. Surveys by the Japan Coast Guard revealed a section of uplifted seafloor south of the active fault trace. The seabed north of the Noto Peninsula lies 40–90 m (130–300 ft) beneath the sea. The recent survey and survey results from the previous year suggested a 3 m (9.8 ft) uplift of the seafloor. The Japan Meteorological Agency said it recorded

6256-405: The seafloor at the peninsula while little to no slip was observed on the seafloor between the peninsula and Sado Island. The entire rupture process took about 50 seconds with the greatest phase of seismic moment release occurring some 25 seconds after initiation. Due to the lack of significant slip on the segment offshore between the peninsula and Sado Island, seismologist Kenji Satake said there

6348-459: The shoreline of a sandy beach was moved 250 m (820 ft) seawards due to the coastal uplift. Uplift at Kaiso Fishing Port in Wajima by 4 m (13 ft) exposed parts of the seafloor. The coastline in the Kawaura district of Suzu moved 175 m (574 ft) seawards due to the coastal uplift, while the land area expanded by a total of 2.4 km (0.93 sq mi). A port in

6440-411: The surface above the swarm. Seismologists considered the swarm unexpected as the peninsula lacked active volcanic or geothermal features to produce high-pressure fluids that would promote such seismic activity. These fluids may have originated from the upper mantle and migrated upwards into the crust through faults. Lubricated by fluids, these faults began producing earthquakes. No direct connection between

6532-428: The swarm and mainshock has been established, however, the swarm may have induced stress on these faults as they moved. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a moment magnitude of 7.5 and a focal depth of 10 km (6.2 mi) for the earthquake. The Japan Meteorological Agency recorded a magnitude of M JMA   7.6. It was the largest earthquake to strike Ishikawa since at least 1885, and

6624-433: The swarm was deemed "rare". The general understanding of earthquake swarms are that due to the high intensity in crustal fracturing, such areas experiencing them are unlikely to generate large earthquakes. The swarm may have been triggered by the intrusion of fluids at deeper depths in response to crustal deformation. Fluid upwelling may be occurring beneath the peninsula as evidenced by a 70 mm (2.8 in) uplift of

6716-415: The third night of the festival at midnight at Wajima Marine Park. Gojinjo-daiko ( 御陣乗太鼓 ) is a Japanese drumming style, which is elected as a Wajima City's cultural heritage (appointed in 1961) and an Ishikawa Prefecture's intangible cultural heritage (appointed in 1963), consisting a part of Noto, Ishikawa ’s GIAHS ( Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems ), which was appointed in 2011 as

6808-635: The time of the earthquake. The mayor of Suzu said about 4,000 to 5,000 households of the city's 6,000 were no longer habitable, adding that damage was "catastrophic". The Ishikawa Nanao Police Station said collapsed homes trapped people before they were rescued. A spokesperson at Wajima Municipal Hospital said people had broken bones or were injured by falling objects. At least 104 people were injured and 7,443 houses in Shika were damaged, including 558 that collapsed and 2,445 which sustained severe damage. In Anamizu, 258 people were injured, 388 houses collapsed, 1,294 were partially destroyed and 1,658 were damaged;

6900-432: The town of Monzen was merged into Wajima. On March 25, 2007, the 2007 Noto earthquake caused one death, 279-356 injuries (26 of them seriously), and damage to property in Wajima and other parts of Ishikawa Prefecture. Around 6,056 houses were affected by the quake, 476 of them were completely destroyed. On January 1, 2024, the 2024 Noto earthquake struck the city, with a subsequent fire destroying many structures in

6992-401: The town's buildings. The tsunami capsized many fishing vessels and carried some onto land. Building collapses and overturned cars were observed from a news helicopter flyover of the city. A resident recalled tsunami waves washing over a road, picking up cars and debris; he also estimated the waves were 3 m (9.8 ft) above tide level. Ishikawa Prefecture's governor, Hiroshi Hase , said

7084-447: The tsunami exceeded 4 m (13 ft) along the east and western part of the peninsula. In Suzu, the highest waves exceeded 4.7 m (15 ft) at Misaka Town, destroying homes and damaging the seawall. At Shika's Kagami area, the tsunami was recorded at 5.1 m (17 ft). A run-up of about 4.2 m (14 ft) was estimated at Shika based on the survey of warehouses and port facilities. Aerial photographs of Suzu suggested

7176-491: The tsunami flooded the Iida Port area by up to 100 m (330 ft) inland. A study conducted by Professor Shunichi Koshimura of Tohoku University found that the damage in Suzu was exacerbated by the seabed terrain of Toyama Bay. In Shika, a series of tsunami waves reached the port at 17:40. The tsunami which had a 4.2 m (14 ft) run-up damaged the city's fishing port and its facilities. Tsunami observations in

7268-437: The tsunami inundated up to 190 ha (470 acres) of land in Suzu, Noto and Shika, and damaged breakwaters in at least seven beaches. At least 120 maritime vessels were reported to have been sunk or capsized from the tsunami, while at least 70 percent of ports in Ishikawa Prefecture sustained damage. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said that 60 out of 69 fishing ports in Ishikawa Prefecture were affected by

7360-536: The tsunami, although the total number of tsunami deaths may be 26. At least 1,219 people were injured in Ishikawa, 343 of them seriously, and as of 12 November 2024, three people remained missing. Information provided by the National Police Agency following autopsies found that 92 of the victims were crushed to death, 49 died of suffocation or respiratory failure, 32 died from hypothermia, and three died of burns. Many of those killed were

7452-466: The tsunami, 18 of which were completely unusable and nine others partially functional. The Korea Meteorological Administration warned that the coastlines of Gangwon Province and Pohang in South Korea could experience a rise in sea levels. Waves of 0.3 m (1 ft) were anticipated along the nation's east coast from 18:29 to 19:17 local time. A 0.45 m (1 ft 6 in) tsunami

7544-541: The west in Tanhama beach, waves were estimated at 4 m (13 ft). In Suzu, the tsunami was said to have arrived a minute following the earthquake. Homes were washed off their foundations and some were driven further inland. At least two people were killed by the tsunami in Ukai District, however the tsunami death toll may have been at least 26. The earthquake and tsunami damaged or destroyed 90 percent of

7636-441: Was affected by the fire, which experts said was exacerbated by the loss of water supply and the tsunami warning, which prevented firefighters from responding immediately to the blaze. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency later said that the fire may have been caused by electrical wiring that had been damaged by the earthquake. At least 516 people were injured in the city. In Suzu, there were 249 injuries and up to 90 percent of

7728-529: Was close to that recorded during the 2011 Tohoku earthquake which measured 2,934 gal . Due to the ground beneath Wajima and Anamizu comprising soft sediments, ground motions were amplified. The JMA also reported that the Noto Region of Ishikawa Prefecture registered the highest possible Long Period Ground Motion (LPGM) intensity of 4. Large parts of Japan's western coast, from Hokkaido to Nagasaki Prefectures were immediately placed under

7820-607: Was damaged due to falling rocks. Cracks also appeared at the Nōetsu Expressway . Around 260 convenience stores in the affected areas belonging to 7-11 and Family Mart were closed, while deliveries were delayed due to road closures. Japan Post also suspended services to the Noto Peninsula until 12 January due to road closures. NTT Docomo , Rakuten Mobile , Softbank and KDDI reported telecommunications and internet service disruptions in Ishikawa and Niigata prefectures, while NTT West said its facilities were damaged by

7912-574: Was especially severe in Wajima and Suzu. At least 780 people across 30 districts in remote villages were isolated due to damaged roads and landslides and required helicopters to be reached. Many of the collapsed houses in Wajima were traditional wooden structures that were built prior to current building regulations that were imposed in 1981, which was equivalent to around 56.4 percent of the town's buildings. Information from 2018 also revealed that more than half of buildings in Wajima did not follow these regulations. In Suzu, many buildings were built before

8004-737: Was injured, 14 houses were badly affected and 2,515 others were damaged. Seven people were injured, 61 houses collapsed, 486 were partially destroyed and 3,184 were damaged in Hakui . In Hōdatsushimizu , 1,830 houses were damaged, including 90 that partially or completely collapsed. Two people were injured and 956 buildings were damaged in Hakusan , while 66 others were badly affected and 3,347 others were damaged in Kaga , while in Komatsu , two people were injured and 6,571 houses were damaged, 78 of which partially or completely collapsed. In Tsubata , one person

8096-717: Was injured, nine houses collapsed, 83 were partially destroyed and 3,285 were damaged. In Niigata Prefecture, four people were killed, 55 others were injured, 4,120 buildings collapsed or were badly affected and 19,229 others were partially damaged, including 16,902 in Niigata City ; 44 areas of Nishi Ward had liquefaction reported. On Sado Island , 26 buildings were razed, 715 were partially destroyed and 3,906 were damaged, while six people were injured, two houses collapsed, 44 were partially destroyed and 1,244 others were damaged in Jōetsu . In Toyama Prefecture, two people were killed and 56 others were injured, 13 of them seriously. Eight of

8188-573: Was isolated after the bridge linking it to the town was closed. Six people were injured, 123 houses collapsed, 563 were badly damaged and 1,946 were partially damaged in Uchinada . In Kahoku , nine houses were razed, 245 were severely damaged and 2,945 were partially damaged. In Kanazawa , nine people were injured and 11,064 buildings were damaged, including 31 which collapsed and 245 which sustained severe damage. Six people were injured, 55 houses collapsed, 902 were partially destroyed and 3,244 more were partially damaged in Nakanoto . In Nomi , one person

8280-626: Was later reported to have occurred in Gangwon. A 0.85 m (3 ft) wave reportedly struck Mukho at around 20:00 local time. Tsunamis with heights of 0.66 m (2 ft 2 in) were recorded in Uljin ; 0.45 m (1 ft 6 in) in Sokcho and 0.39 m (1 ft 3 in) in Gangneung . It is thought to be the first tsunami of over 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) observed in

8372-543: Was recorded at the port area of Maizuru , Kyoto Prefecture . In Hokkaido, waves of up to 60 cm (24 in) were reported in Setana , while 50 cm (20 in) waves struck Okushiri Island . At Funami Park, Jōetsu, the tsunami had a height of 7.45 m (24.4 ft). A 6.58 m (21.6 ft) wave struck a public park 600 m (2,000 ft) from the Seki River mouth. The tsunami swept people away at

8464-625: Was recorded in Nanao , Suzu, Noto and Anamizu. Intensity 6– was recorded in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture and in Ishikawa's Nakanoto . The earthquake was also felt by residents in Tokyo and across the Kanto Region and as far as Aomori Prefecture in the northern tip of Honshu to Kyushu in the south of the country. A peak ground acceleration of 2,826 gal was observed in Shika, which

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