The latest news about the 5.6-magnitude earthquake in Japan. How should Japanese tourism cope with the earthquake?

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 a break. It's best to look at the specific situation and go later.

Latest news

The China Seismological Network officially determined that a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred on 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 of the earthquake is 20 kilometers.

What to do if you encounter an earthquake when traveling in Japan

Prepare in advance

Buy insurance

Whether you are going to an earthquake-prone area like Japan, or When going to affected areas in Africa, it is recommended to buy insurance before traveling.

Exploring the hotel environment

When you arrive at the hotel, take a look at where the escape routes are. Have an escape route in mind to avoid earthquakes and fighting for stairs.

Earthquake Application

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

After downloading the app, you should allow it to send notifications so that you can receive earthquake warnings as soon as possible.

By default, a notification will be issued when an earthquake occurs, so the phone will always pop up an early warning. It is recommended to set an earthquake alarm of level 3-4 or above.

Safety tips are launched by the Japanese government to serve foreigners and support Chinese, English, Korean and other languages.

Yahoo! One of the most commonly used meteorological and disaster information apps in Japan, with complete information. In addition to earthquake warnings, there are also warnings about natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and typhoons.

When an earthquake occurs

Indoors

1. Don’t panic, stay calm.

2. When there is an earthquake, you don’t have to rush downstairs. The outdoors is both the safest and most dangerous place.

If outdoor buildings, wires, and trees are densely populated, falling objects, glass fragments, and branches may hit you when you go out. It is safe to stay indoors.

3. If the shaking is not that severe, open the doors and windows of the room to prevent the doors and windows from opening due to deformation of the house after the earthquake.

4. If the shaking is severe, immediately hide in the toilet or under the table, away from glass, windows, and chandeliers. You can protect your head with a quilt or pillow until the earthquake is over.

5. Take something with you when you escape. ID card, cash, mobile phone, charger are preferred. If circumstances permit, you can also bring more, such as flashlights, towels, thermal blankets, rain gear, food, water, helmets, etc.

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

Outside

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

If there is no open space nearby, squat down and cover your head.

DRIVE

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

Outdoor suburbs

Where there is water in the mountains, there may be danger. If you are unlucky and encounter a landslide, run perpendicular to the rolling rocks and never run under them. Crouch down and use a sturdy barrier or gutter to protect your head.

Seaside

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

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

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

Shopping malls and other public places

Just follow the Japanese approach and stay away from shelves and other easily collapsed objects.

If you are unfortunately trapped in the ruins

Don't yell, maintain your strength, clean up the 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 whether there is any gas leakage and disconnect the power supply.

3. Do not drink tap water that may be contaminated.

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

Others

Use the disaster unified network "00000 Japan"

When a large-scale disaster occurs, Japan will open the "00000 Japan" network to the public free of charge*** Wi-Fi.

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

Emergency telephone numbers

The Chinese Embassy in Japan answers the phone manually:

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

Regional address and phone number

The above is about how to deal with earthquakes when traveling in Japan. You have to use it flexibly according to the actual situation.

When an earthquake occurs, the first thing to do is stay calm and don't panic. Most buildings in Japan have high seismic resistance coefficients. There are hundreds of large and small earthquakes in Japan every year, but the Japanese are very calm.

If you forget what to do, the easiest way is to just do what the Japanese do to you.