Noto, in which country experienced a magnitude-7.5 earthquake and devastating tsunami on New Year's Day 2024?
Japan
2024 January
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On 1 January 2024, at 16:10 JST (07:10 UTC), a MJMA7.6 ( Mw7.5) earthquake struck 6 km (3.7 mi) north-northeast of Suzu, located on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The reverse-faulting shock achieved a maximum JMA seismic intensity of Shindo 7 and Modified Mercalli intensity of X–XI (Extreme).