Please agree to our privacy policy to enable news listening. (Central News Agency reporter Dai Yazhen, Tokyo, 26th) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 occurred in the eastern part of Yamanashi Prefecture and the Fuji Five Lakes area of Japan tonight, and the maximum magnitude of 6.6 was observed in Fujikawaguchiko Town, which has attracted attention from the outside world as to whether it affects the volcanic activity of Mount Fuji. Many experts said that this earthquake has nothing to do with the volcanic activity of Mount Fuji and is not believed to trigger a volcanic eruption. However, continued rainfall and strong earthquakes in some areas may increase the risk of landslides. NHK reported that Toshiji Fujii, director of the Mount Fuji Science Research Institute in Yamanashi Prefecture and an expert in volcanology, said that the earthquake’s epicenter was located about 20 kilometers underground from Otsuki City to Michoshimura in Yamanashi Prefecture. It belongs to an area where the Philippine Sea Plate is subducted and is a location where earthquakes occur frequently. He pointed out that the source of the earthquake was quite far away from the underground magma chamber of Mount Fuji, so the earthquake was not related to the volcanic activity of Mount Fuji and would not have an impact on future volcanic activity. However, Fujii reminded that rainfall continues in some areas, and strong earthquakes with magnitude 6 were encountered during the heavy rain, which may increase the risk of disasters such as landslides, and called on the public to be more vigilant. On the other hand, Shinichi Sakai, a professor at the Institute of Seismology of the University of Tokyo, said that the area around the epicenter was originally an active seismic area. There have been many earthquakes in the past, and this one should be a larger one in the ongoing seismic activity. Sakai reminded that due to continuous rainfall throughout the day today, the ground may have become loose. After strong shaking, special attention should be paid to whether disasters such as landslides and landslides occur. He also reminded that it is now nighttime and the weather is bad, so it is not recommended that people rush out to evacuate to avoid increasing the risk; however, since aftershocks of the same scale may still occur in the future, it is recommended to place clothes, shoes and emergency evacuation supplies in easy-to-reach locations in advance to facilitate quick evacuation if necessary. In response to the multiple earthquakes that have occurred in the Tohoku and Kanto regions since the 25th, Sakai said that if earthquakes continue to occur in the same area, it may represent new changes in local crustal activity; however, the epicenters of recent earthquakes are scattered and the direct correlation with each other is low. (Editor: Chen Chenggong) 1150626 Support the Central News Agency’s choice to stand with the facts. Every donation you make is a small amount of support to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency’s “First-hand News” APP to get the latest news in real time. The text, pictures and audio and video of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.
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