Gov't briefing on Shizuoka quake

Gov't briefing on Shizuoka quake

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuo Sekita, chief of the Earthquake and Tsunami Observations Division of the Japanese Meteorological Agency, briefs reporters at the agency in Tokyo on the strong earthquake that hit Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, and its vicinity Aug. 11.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001136060
  • Registered date
  • 2009/8/11 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2009 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1611 × 1303 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 453.03(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    (FOCUS)JAPAN-ISHIKAWA-EARTHQUAKES-AFTERMATH

    (FOCUS)JAPAN-ISHIKAWA-EARTHQUAKES-AFTERMATH

    (240103) -- WAJIMA, Jan. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 3, 2024 shows an earthquake-damaged area in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. The death toll has risen to 65 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of 3 p.m. local time on Wednesday, after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the area in central Japan and the vicinity, with aftershocks and severe weather conditions hindering rescue work. The most stricken city of Wajima in Ishikawa has confirmed a total of 32 deaths, reported the national news agency Kyodo, citing local authorities. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
      (FOCUS)JAPAN-ISHIKAWA-EARTHQUAKES-AFTERMATH

      (FOCUS)JAPAN-ISHIKAWA-EARTHQUAKES-AFTERMATH

      (240102) -- ISHIKAWA, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 2, 2024 shows packs of drinking water for quake-affected people at a primary school in Shika, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. The death toll has risen to 48 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of 3:30 p.m. local time, after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the area in central Japan and the vicinity, with aftershocks and more damage reports coming in. In its latest update, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said a 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Noto Peninsula at 5:13 p.m. local time on Tuesday at a depth of 10 km, measuring upper 5. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
        (FOCUS)JAPAN-ISHIKAWA-EARTHQUAKES-AFTERMATH

        (FOCUS)JAPAN-ISHIKAWA-EARTHQUAKES-AFTERMATH

        (240102) -- ISHIKAWA, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer pours water into a bucket for bathroom use at a primary school which serves as a temporary shelter for quake-affected people in Shika, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. The death toll has risen to 48 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of 3:30 p.m. local time, after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the area in central Japan and the vicinity, with aftershocks and more damage reports coming in. In its latest update, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said a 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Noto Peninsula at 5:13 p.m. local time on Tuesday at a depth of 10 km, measuring upper 5. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
          (FOCUS)JAPAN-ISHIKAWA-EARTHQUAKES-AFTERMATH

          (FOCUS)JAPAN-ISHIKAWA-EARTHQUAKES-AFTERMATH

          (240102) -- ISHIKAWA, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Residents of an earthquake-affected house transfer daily supplies to a tent in Hakui, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. The death toll has risen to 30 after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the area in central Japan and the vicinity, national news agency Kyodo citing local authorities. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
            (FOCUS)JAPAN-ISHIKAWA-EARTHQUAKES-AFTERMATH

            (FOCUS)JAPAN-ISHIKAWA-EARTHQUAKES-AFTERMATH

            (240102) -- ISHIKAWA, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A firefighter works at a primary school which serves as a temporary shelter for quake-affected people in Shika, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. The death toll has risen to 48 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of 3:30 p.m. local time, after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the area in central Japan and the vicinity, with aftershocks and more damage reports coming in. In its latest update, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said a 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Noto Peninsula at 5:13 p.m. local time on Tuesday at a depth of 10 km, measuring upper 5. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
              (FOCUS)JAPAN-TOYAMA PREFECTURE-EARTHQUAKES

              (FOCUS)JAPAN-TOYAMA PREFECTURE-EARTHQUAKES

              (240101) -- TOKYO, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A timetable shows train delays caused by earthquakes at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 1, 2024. Central Japan may experience earthquakes with maximum intensity on its seven-tier scale system in the coming week, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Monday. The remarks were made during a briefing after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast on Monday afternoon, with a large tsunami warning issued for the central prefecture of Ishikawa. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
                (FOCUS)JAPAN-TOYAMA PREFECTURE-EARTHQUAKES

                (FOCUS)JAPAN-TOYAMA PREFECTURE-EARTHQUAKES

                (240101) -- TOKYO, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An expressway is closed due to earthquakes in Oyabe City of Toyama Prefecture of Japan, Jan. 1, 2024. A series of strong earthquakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6 magnitude have struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday, with tsunami warnings issued, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). (Photo by Sun Jialin/Xinhua)
                  (FOCUS)JAPAN-TOYAMA PREFECTURE-EARTHQUAKES

                  (FOCUS)JAPAN-TOYAMA PREFECTURE-EARTHQUAKES

                  (240101) -- TOKYO, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A convenience store is temporarily closed due to earthquakes in Oyabe City of Toyama Prefecture of Japan, Jan. 1, 2024. Central Japan may experience earthquakes with maximum intensity on its seven-tier scale system in the coming week, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Monday. The remarks were made during a briefing after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast on Monday afternoon, with a large tsunami warning issued for the central prefecture of Ishikawa. (Photo by Sun Jialin/Xinhua)
                    Japan Meteorological Agency

                    Japan Meteorological Agency

                    File photo taken Aug. 1, 2018, shows the Japan Meteorological Agency's headquarters in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                      M6.0 quake hits Tokyo

                      M6.0 quake hits Tokyo

                      TOKYO, Japan - Yohei Hasegawa, a Japan Meteorological Agency official in charge of monitoring earthquake and tsunami, holds a press conference at the agency in Tokyo on May 5, 2014, after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake jolted central districts of the Japanese capital earlier that day.