IRIS Letter：IRIS Letter No.4(2024.4.18)

As you maybe be aware, a major earthquake with a seismic intensity of 6 struck the Bungosuido Strait area on April. 17th (Wed).

Osaka also experienced a tremor with an intensity of 2, which some of you might have felt.

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

Safety tips for travelers app

(multi languages)

Earthquake information (Japan Meteorological Agency)

10 tips for Earthquake safety (Tokyo Fire Department)

Tokyo Fire Department Multilingual Page

Osaka Disaster Prevention Net