Are there any casualties in the 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Japan? Can Japan still play during an earthquake?

This morning, an earthquake occurred in Japan, with a magnitude of 6.5. Fortunately, this earthquake will not cause a tsunami. However, friends who are going to Japan, are you hesitant about traveling to Japan? Let me introduce it to you below.

Are there any casualties?

At 3:31 a.m. local time on the 28th, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred in the southeastern waters of Mie Prefecture, Japan (off the south coast of Honshu), with a focal depth of 420 kilometers. Earthquakes do not cause tsunamis. There are earthquakes in many places in Japan. According to monitoring by the Japan Meteorological Agency, the maximum intensity in Miyagi Prefecture is level 4, and that in Tokyo is level 3. However, in this earthquake, the phenomenon of "abnormal seismic zone" appeared, that is, the intensity of the earthquake was different from the intensity that usually spreads outward from the epicenter. On the contrary, the farther away from the epicenter, the stronger the intensity. Therefore, the strongest earthquake occurred in Miyagi Prefecture, which was far away from the epicenter, and was felt in Tokyo. There are no reports of casualties or property damage.

This kind of strong deep earthquake is most likely to cause the so-called "abnormal seismic zone" phenomenon. This is because the structural characteristics and composition of different regions are different, resulting in different attenuation of seismic waves; and the seismic waves of deep earthquakes need a longer distance to propagate to the surface, so the difference will be more obvious. In addition, it may also be related to the occurrence of many special internal interface reflection and refraction seismic waves in deep earthquakes.

Can we still play?

Yes. The earthquake occurred in the southeastern waters of Mie Prefecture. The maximum intensity in Miyagi Prefecture is level 4, and the maximum intensity in Tokyo area is level 3. The impact is not big. You can go play, but you can also wait a few days before playing. There might be aftershocks after all.