Japanese authorities today activated Tsunami alert: waves up to five meters high on almost its entire western coast after a strong earthquake of magnitude 7.4 It occurred in Ishikawa Prefecture, located in the center of Honshu, the country’s main island, off the coast of the Sea of ​​Japan.

First waves from height approximately 1.20 meters, They arrived in the city of Wajima, about 500 kilometers (500 kilometers) west of Tokyo, at about 4:21 p.m. local time, according to public broadcaster NHK, which activated emergency programs with presenters shouting at the population to move away from the coast and seek shelter on higher ground. .

Other cities in Ishikawa and Niigata prefectures have already reported the incident. The tide height ranges from 540 to 80 centimeters.

The earthquake, which was felt as far away as Tokyo, struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture at 4:10 p.m. at shallow depth and intensity. 7th place in closed Japanese climb to 7 which focuses on the destructive capacity of tremors rather than their intensity.

This was later reported by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). almost twenty lines and warned that it was highly likely that there would be more tremors reaching Japan’s Level 7 in the coming weeks.

The JMA has activated a wave warning of up to five meters. in Ishikawa Prefecture and waves of up to three meters for Fukui, Toyama, Hyogo, Niigata and Yamagata prefectures, and also issued a general tsunami warning for the entire western coast of Honshu and Hokkaido and north of Kyushu.

This was announced by Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO). reviewing the state of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, in Niigata Prefecture, which has the world’s largest generating capacity but has remained inactive since 2011, when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the northeast of the country, killing more than 20,000 people and leading to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

For now no noticeable damage reported both at this and at other nuclear power plants in the country.

Office of the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishidaconvened a crisis cabinet to manage the situation.

Kishida himself called on citizens exercise utmost caution despite tsunami warnings, and asked residents of affected areas to evacuate to safe areas.

There are no reports of damage due to rising waters yet.However, more than 30,000 homes were left without power in Ishikawa and another 3,600 homes in neighboring Niigata were in the same situation due to the earthquake and numerous aftershocks.

A big fire It also began in the city of Wajima as a result of earthquakes.

Some roads and highways The West Coast also showed significant damage and remained closed, with images posted on social media showing completely destroyed homes in Ishikawa.

They were also train service suspended in the northeast of the country, as well as in the center and north of the west coast.

The Mexican Embassy in Japan has included a telephone number for compatriots located in Japan and in need of consular protection.

(according to information from EFE and Aristegui News)