Information on 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake

A large earthquake (M7.6) occurred at 4:10 pm on January 1 in 2024. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in the northern part of Noto Peninsula. Serious damages covering the four prefectures in Hokuriku (Ishikawa, Fukui, Toyama, and Niigata prefectures) due to the earthquake have been already reported. Immediately after the disaster, the Japan Geotechnical Society (JGS) has organized a team for the investigation of Noto Peninsula Earthquake headed by Shunichi Kobayashi (Kanazawa University) in the Hokuriku branch of JGS. The investigation of geotechnical or geological aspects of the disaster has been continuing.

A special session for the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake will be held on May 8 at the 8th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (8ICEGE) in Osaka. For more information on 8ICEGE, please visit its website.

[Contact]

E-mail: noto [at] jiban.or.jp

[Investigation report] (Updated on 2024.03.22)

• –  Initial investigation report I
• –  Initial investigation report II
• –  Initial investigation report III
• –  Strong Ground Motions
• –  EERI Quick Quake Briefing: M7.5 Japan Earthquake of January 1, 2024

[Basic information]

• –  Japan Meteorological Agency (jma.go.jp)
• –  National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (bosai.go.jp)
• –  Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (gsi.go.jp)
  Information on the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
• –  United States Geological Survey (USGS) (usgs.gov)
  7.5 – 42 km NE of Anamizu, Japan

• –  Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo (u-tokyo.ac.jp)
  News on 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake

• –  Kyoto University Disaster Prevention Research Institute (kyoto-u.ac.jp)
  Disaster Investigation Report | Research Activities

• –  International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University (tohoku.ac.jp)
  Earthquake and tsunami in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture in January 2024

• –  National Geotechnical Information Center (NGiC)
• –  Real-time geographic images

[Links to academic societies]

• –  Japan Academic Network for Disaster Reduction
• –  Earthquake Damage Investigation Subcommittee, Earthquake Engineering Committee, Japan Society of Civil Engineers
  “Earthquake in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture on January 1 in 2024 (Noto Peninsula Earthquake)”

• –  Architectural Institute of Japan (aij.or.jp)
  Disaster Committee, Architectural Institute of Japan

• –  Faculty of Engineering and Design, Hosei University
  Earthquake Damage Information: Preliminary report on expressway damage caused by the 2024 Noto peninsula earthquake
• – Learning From Earthquakes, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
  https://www.learningfromearthquakes.org/

[Administrative agencies]

• –  Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
  https://www.hrr.mlit.go.jp/bosai/index.html
  https://www.hrr.mlit.go.jp/kanazawa/
  https://www.hrr.mlit.go.jp/ekijoka/attention.html

• –  Ishikawa Prefecture
  https://www.pref.ishikawa.lg.jp/saigai/202401jishin.html

• –  Toyama Prefecture
  https://www.pref.toyama.jp/1900/bousaianzen/bousai/jishin/jishnn0101.html

• –  Niigata Prefecture
  https://www.pref.niigata.lg.jp/sec/kikitaisaku/240101jishin.html