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Japan Earthquake: Days after a powerful earthquake that hit the country, fresh tremors of magnitude 5.1 jolted near the West Coast of Honshu in Japan on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The quake that hit the region was epicentre at 37.36 degrees north latitude and 137.52 degrees east longitude.

At least 126 people were killed while more than 200 people still missing after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Japan's west coast recently. The country's deadliest quake in nearly eight years, caused extensive damage to infrastructure, leaving 23,000 homes in the Hokuriku area without power.

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After a 7.6 magnitude earthquake shook the country, hundreds of aftershocks have followed, rattling the Noto Peninsula, where the quakes are centred. Meanwhile, the search and rescue operation for survivors under collapsed buildings continued for a seventh day.

Ishikawa officials, as quoted by AP said 1,370 homes were completely or partially destroyed. Many of the houses in that western coastal region of the main island are ageing and wooden.

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and expressed his condolences to the bereaved families of the deceased. PM Modi said he is deeply anguished and concerned to learn about the major earthquake that struck Japan on January 1, 2024.

"I express my deepest condolence to the bereaved families of those who lost their lives. We stand in solidarity with Japan and its people affected by the disaster. As a special strategic and global partner, India values its relationship with Japan, and is ready to extend all possible assistance at this hour," PM Modi said.

In the aftermath of Japan's earthquake, around 200 buildings, including homes and stores, are believed to have burned down near the well-known tourist destination Asaichi Street. According to the USGS, the earthquake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (6 miles) near the Noto Peninsula in the Ishikawa prefecture.

(With Agencies Inputs)