1st anniversary of Noto Peninsula quake

SUZU, Japan, Dec. 27 Kyodo - A vehicle drives on a Detour built on the north shore of Noto Peninsula in Suzu in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2024, marking full resumption of National Route 249 following its partial closure in the wake of a powerful earthquake in the region on Jan. 1. (Kyodo)

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo taken on Dec. 20, 2024, shows newly opened Route 249 in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, almost one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1. The old road (L) collapsed and has not been repaired after the quake.

1st anniversary of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniversary of Noto Peninsula quake

A vehicle drives on a Detour built on the north shore of Noto Peninsula in Suzu in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2024, marking full resumption of National Route 249 following its partial closure in the wake of a powerful earthquake in the region on Jan. 1.

1st anniversary of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniversary of Noto Peninsula quake

A vehicle drives on a Detour built on the north shore of Noto Peninsula in Suzu in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2024, marking full resumption of National Route 249 following its partial closure in the wake of a powerful earthquake in the region on Jan. 1.

Detour opens in quake-hit Wajima city

Detour opens in quake-hit Wajima city

Vehicles run through a newly opened bypass route on an elevated seabed for quake-damaged Route 249 in Wajima city in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Dec. 5, 2024, ahead of the first anniversary of the Jan. 1 earthquake in the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas.

Detour for quake-damaged road on elevated seabed

Detour for quake-damaged road on elevated seabed

A vehicle runs through a newly opened detour for quake-damaged Route 249 that was created on an elevated seabed in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture on May 2, 2024, following a strong earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

A detour for quake-damaged Route 249 in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, is jammed with vehicles on Jan. 11, 2024, some transporting relief supplies for people affected by a powerful earthquake in the region on Jan. 1.

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

A detour for quake-damaged Route 249 in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, is jammed with vehicles on Jan. 11, 2024, some transporting relief supplies for people affected by a powerful earthquake in the region on Jan. 1.

M6.9 quake jolts central Japan, 1 dead, over 130 injured

M6.9 quake jolts central Japan, 1 dead, over 130 injured

KANAZAWA, Japan - A traffic light pole leans on National Route 249 in the city of Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 25 after a strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.9 rocked the Hokuriku region in central Japan. One person was killed and over 130 others injured by the quake.

M6.9 quake jolts central Japan, 1 dead, over 130 injured

M6.9 quake jolts central Japan, 1 dead, over 130 injured

KANAZAWA, Japan - A traffic light pole leans on National Route 249 in the city of Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 25 after a strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.9 rocked the Hokuriku region in central Japan. One person was killed and over 130 others injured by the quake. (Kyodo)