The latest news about the 5.6-magnitude earthquake in Japan: How to deal with an earthquake when traveling in Japan

An earthquake occurred in Japan at 2:23 this morning. This earthquake also had a certain impact on Japan. Friends who plan to travel to Japan can take it easy. It is best to I’ll take a look at the specific situation after some time before going there.

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The China Seismological Network officially determined that a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred off the east coast of Honshu, Japan (35.80 degrees north latitude, 141.30 degrees east longitude) at 02:23 on January 3. The focal depth is 20 kilometers.

How to prepare in advance when encountering an earthquake when traveling in Japan

Buy insurance

Whether you are traveling to earthquake-prone areas such as Japan or where epidemics are common in Africa. In all areas, it is recommended to purchase insurance before traveling.

Hotel environmental survey

When you arrive at the hotel, take a look at where the escape routes are and have an escape route in mind to avoid panic in the event of an earthquake. Find the stairs.

Earthquake app

YurekuruCall, the most commonly used earthquake forecast app in Japan, will remind users of the earthquake intensity and remaining time in their area.

< p>After downloading the app, you must allow it to send notifications in order to receive earthquake warnings as soon as possible.

The default setting is to notify you of earthquakes of any magnitude, so the phone will always prompt warnings. It is recommended to set it to level 3-4 or above. Earthquake reminders are enough.

Safetytips is launched by the Japanese government and is designed to serve foreigners. It supports multiple languages ??such as Chinese, English and Korean.

Yahoo!Japan is the most commonly used by Japanese. One of the weather and disaster information apps with comprehensive information. In addition to earthquake warnings, there are also warnings about volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, typhoons and other natural disasters.

When an earthquake occurs

Indoor

1. Don’t panic, calm down.

2. Don’t rush downstairs during an earthquake. Outdoors is both the safest and most dangerous place.

If If the outdoor buildings, wires, and trees are densely packed, you may be hit by falling objects, glass fragments, and branches when you go out. It is safer to stay indoors.

3. If the shaking is not too severe, open the doors and windows of the room. , to prevent the house from deforming after the earthquake and causing the doors and windows to be unable to open.

4. If the shaking is severe, immediately hide in the toilet or under the table, stay away from glass, windows, and chandeliers. You can use quilts and pillows to protect your head. Until the earthquake is over.

5. Carry items with you when escaping. The first choice is ID, cash, mobile phone and charger. If the situation permits, you can also bring more, such as: flashlight, towel, thermal blanket, rain gear. , food, water, helmet, etc.

6. Don’t take the elevator to escape, and don’t jump out of the window. Jumping from the third floor is suicide.

Outdoors

Quickly move away from buildings, power lines, trees, street lights, and billboards, and run to the nearest open space.

If there is no open space nearby, crouch down and protect your head.

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Slowly slow down and park on a safe, open roadside, away from trees and buildings.

Outdoor suburbs

Places with mountains and water may also be dangerous, if you are lucky. It is not easy to encounter landslides or landslides. Run in a direction perpendicular to the rolling rocks. Never run downward along the rolling rocks. And squat down against a solid obstacle or ditch to protect your head.

The seaside

If you are at the seaside, run to higher ground because there may be a tsunami.

Generally speaking, there will be tsunamis if the earthquake source is within 500 kilometers of the seabed and the scale is above 6.0.

If there is no hillside nearby, run to a sturdy building. The greater the earthquake, the higher the floor you need to hide.

Shopping malls and other public places

Just follow what the Japanese do and stay away from shelves and other objects that are prone to collapse.

If you are unfortunately trapped in the ruins

Don't yell, maintain your strength, clear away debris around you that may hurt you, expand and stabilize your living space, and wait for rescue.

After an earthquake

1. Be prepared for possible aftershocks

2. Check for gas leaks and disconnect the power supply.

3. Do not drink tap water that may have been contaminated.

4. Shelters: Japan’s shelters are mainly schools, gymnasiums, parks, etc. Shelters provide basic food, communications, quilts and other supplies.

Others

Unified network for disasters "00000Japan"

When a large-scale disaster occurs, Japan will open the "00000Japan" public Wi-Fi for free For public use.

People in disaster areas can connect without ID and password, report safety to family members, etc.

Emergency contact phone number

Manual answering phone number of the Chinese Embassy in Japan:

03-3403-3064, 03-3403-3065, 03-3403-5633 , 03-3403-5232, 03-3403-3419, 03-3403-0924

District contact address and phone number:

Japan emergency phone number:

Above It is about how to deal with an earthquake when traveling in Japan. You can use it flexibly according to the actual situation.

When an earthquake occurs, the first thing is to stay calm and not panic. Most buildings in Japan have high earthquake resistance coefficients. There are hundreds of earthquakes in Japan every year, and the Japanese are very calm. .

If you forget what to do, the easiest way is to follow the Japanese and deal with you how they deal with it.