ArmInfo. Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed condolences to his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in connection with the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Ishikawa Prefecture and surrounding areas, which claimed the lives of dozens of people and caused great destruction.
"Armenia and the Armenian people stand by the friendly Japanese people at this difficult time. I am confident that thanks to the decisive measures taken by the Japanese government, the severe consequences of the natural disaster will be quickly overcome," the prime minister's telegram of condolences says. Pashinyan expressed his condolences and support to the families of the victims of the disaster and wished a speedy recovery and endurance to all those affected.
The epicenter of the earthquake was on the Noto Peninsula, the source lay at a depth of 10 km. Initially, the magnitude of the tremors was estimated at 7.4, later the estimate was adjusted to 6.1. The 7.6 magnitude earthquake, which at its center was rated the highest-level 7 on Japan's shindo intensity scale, struck Ishikawa Prefecture's Noto Peninsula on Monday afternoon. The quake was centered around 30 kilometers east-northeast of Wajima with a provisional depth of 16 km.
On January 2, 2024, it became known that the number of victims of powerful earthquakes in Japan reached 48, more than 50 people were injured, and almost 60 thousand were evacuated. Since January 1, more than 200 tremors were recorded in the country.