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Highs, Lows and What the…? of 2024




On 1 January 2024, at 16:10 JST (07:10 UTC), a 7.6 earthquake struck 6 km (3.7 mi) north-northeast of Suzu. There were 526 deaths confirmed and two people remain missing. Over 500 fatalities occurred in Ishikawa, five in Niigata and three more in Toyama. The mainshock also injured over 1,300 people and […]

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