Ishikawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. With a population of 1,140,573 residents as of 2019, it is bordered by Toyama Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and Fukui Prefecture. The region experienced an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 and a depth of 10 kilometers at 4:10 p.m. local…
Earthquake Claims Over 46,000 Lives
On 6 February 2023, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 hit southern and central Turkey, as well as northern and western Syria. This was followed by an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 which occurred 9 hours later, to the north of Turkey. Turkey is a country located in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan…