All Pakistanis safe in Japan following the earthquake, ambassador confirms

All Pakistanis are safe in Japan following the earthquake on Monday.

Multiple reports of damages and injuries have been received after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake rocked Japan’s western coast on Monday, followed by strong aftershocks, amidst the country’s New Year celebrations, triggering tsunami warnings and evacuation orders in several prefectures.

Pakistan’s ambassador to Japan Raza Bashir Tarar has confirmed that all the Pakistanis are “safe so far”.

“A hotline has been set up for the Pakistanis stuck in trouble,” he said.

 

The Pakistan Embassy in Tokyo also urged the expatriates living in the quake-hit coastal prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama in Japan to act in accordance with the instructions of the local administration.

In a message posted on X, formerly Twitter apprised that the Japanese government had issued tsunami warnings in Ishikawa, Niigata, Toyama and their adjacent areas after a powerful earthquake struck the country.

“The Pakistani consulate in Tokyo is keeping an eye on the situation. May Allah (SWT) keep us all in His protection. Aa’meen,” the embassy stated.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, more than a dozen quakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly after 4 p.m. local time, one of them with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6.

As reported a total of 21 quakes, above 4.0 magnitude, hit Japan in just over 90 minutes on Monday (Jan 1), and the major one measured 7.6 in magnitude.

25) Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture: 7.6, 6.1, 5.7, 5.7, 5.2, 5.2, 5.0, 5.0, 4.9, 4.9, 4.8, 4.8, 4.6, 4.6, 4.5, 4.4, 4.3, 4.3, 4.2, 4.2, 4.2, 3.9, 3.8, 3.8

(8) Off the Coast of Noto Peninsula:  5.6, 5.3, 5.2, 4.9, 4.8, 4.6, 4.0, 3.6

(5) Off the Coast of Joetsu and Chuetsu, Niigata Prefecture:  5.2, 5.0, 4.7, 4.7, 4.2

(2) Adjacent Sado: 4.7, 4.3

(1) East of Aomori Prefecture: 3.5