IRIS Letter No.17 (2024.1.4)
Happy New Year!
As you maybe be aware, a major earthquake with a seismic intensity of 7 struck the Noto Peninsula area on January 1 (Mon.). Osaka also experienced a tremor with an intensity of 4, which might have been surprising for you. Additionally, some of you may have experienced the earthquake outside of Osaka. We genuinely hope that everyone is safe and sound.
Please refer to the following links that may help you gather information on earthquakes and learn about countermeasures.
NHK news
Earthquake News Updates and Latest Information | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Safety tips for travelers app
Safety tips for travelers (jnto.go.jp)
(multi languages)
Earthquake information (Japan Meteorological Agency)
Japan Meteorological Agency|Earthquake Information (jma.go.jp)
10 tips for Earthquake safety (Tokyo Fire Department)
https://www.tfd.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/lfe/bou_topic/jisin/20230124point10eng.pdf
Tokyo Fire Department Multilingual Page
Osaka Disaster Prevention Net
Osaka Disaster Prevention Net (transer.com)
We hope this year will be another good one for all of you.