12월 16일 오전 11시 45분경 미야기현 앞바다에서 규모 4.4 지진이 발생했다. 이번 지진으로 쓰나미는 예상되지 않는다. 미야기현 일부에서 진도 3이 관측됐다.
2025년 12월 16일 오전 11시 45분경, 미야기현 앞바다에서 규모 4.4 지진이 발생했다. 일본 기상청에 따르면, 진앙은 현 동쪽 약 10km, 깊이는 약 10km였다. 쓰나미 경보는 발령되지 않았다.
미야기현 토메시, 와쿠야초, 이시노마키시에서 일본 7단계 진도 3이 관측됐다. 이와테현과 아오모리현 일부에서 진도 2가 기록됐다. 즉각적인 피해 보고는 없다.
환태평양 화산대에 위치한 일본은 이러한 규모의 지진이 빈번하다. 당국은 상황을 면밀히 감시 중이다。
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A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck waters near Bitung, North Sulawesi, on Thursday morning at 06:48 Wita, triggering an early tsunami warning for North Sulawesi and North Maluku. Strong shaking was felt as far as Manado and Gorontalo, resulting in two casualties in Manado. BMKG confirmed the location at 1.25 N, 126.27 E, depth 62 km.
A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture at 8:22 p.m. on May 15, right after an emergency warning was issued for the Tohoku region.
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Tourist sites in Japan's Tohoku and Hokkaido regions are preparing to evacuate visitors, including foreigners unfamiliar with local geography, following Monday's magnitude 7.7 earthquake. Tsunami warnings were issued but later lifted, with an advisory urging readiness for aftershocks until April 27. Staff at key attractions are trained and equipped to guide evacuations.
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, and their daughter Princess Aiko will visit Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures in Tohoku to mark 15 years since the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The Imperial Household Agency announced the trip on February 26, 2026, with visits to Iwate and Miyagi on March 25-26 and Fukushima on April 6-7 to inspect reconstruction progress and meet affected residents. This will be Princess Aiko's first visit to the three prefectures.
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Two mountain fires in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, which erupted Wednesday, had burned over 200 hectares by Thursday morning. Self-Defense Forces helicopters were deployed to combat the blazes, which destroyed seven structures and forced 245 evacuations amid a recent earthquake aftermath. The town, scarred by the 2011 tsunami, faces added risks from dry weather.