Earthquake hits Japan again, intensity of 5.9 on Richter scale

The rapidly increasing cases of earthquakes around the world are not hidden from anyone. Somewhere earthquakes are happening every day and in some countries, earthquakes happen very often. Japan is also included in these countries. Today, Tuesday, April 16, an earthquake occurred once again in Japan, whose intensity was 5.9 on the Richter scale. This earthquake occurred 143 kilometres southeast of Koshima. An earthquake occurred in Japan today at 4:08 am Indian time, which was also confirmed by the Geophysics Agency of Japan.

The depth of this earthquake that occurred in Japan today was 8 kilometres. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) also confirmed this.

People felt the shock in the area and surrounding areas affected by the earthquake that occurred in Japan today. However, there was no loss due to this.

All around the world, the frequency of earthquakes is rising. Seismical incidents have been reported in various parts of the world during the past year. Certain earthquakes are benign, but in the past few months, there have been a few that have left massive devastation in their wake. There was also destruction caused by earthquakes in China, Afghanistan, Nepal, Morocco, Turkey, and Syria last year. Destruction was also brought about by the earthquake that struck Japan on January 1st, this year. The devastation was also caused by the earthquake that struck Taiwan on April 3. There is cause for concern even though not all earthquakes result in destruction.