The first fatalities of the Fukushima earthquake in Japan are confirmed late… Single man in his 50s

On the 13th, in a bar in Fukushima, Japan, an employee is cleaning up a bottle broken by an earthquake. The earthquake that occurred on the night of the 13th in Fukushima, Japan, was 7.3, and there was no tsunami caused by this, but there have been a number of earthquakes with magnitudes 1-4. © Reuters = News 1

On the 13th, the first fatalities from a 7.3 earthquake off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, came out belatedly.

According to Japanese media such as the Mainichi Shimbun and Yomiuri Shimbun, on the 25th, Fukushima City announced that a man in his 50s living in the city was killed by household goods at home.

According to the city, the man was single, and a family worried about losing contact after the earthquake found the body while visiting the house on the 23rd.

The cause of death was suffocation due to strong pressure, and the city explained that the estimated time of death and the time of the earthquake were similar, so that it was judged that he died in the earthquake.

In Fukushima City at the time of the earthquake, a shaking of about 6 magnitude was observed.

Japan Meteorological Agency’s own earthquake rating criterion of about 6 is a level where it is difficult to stand or damage the window glass.

According to the Fire Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, a total of 185 people were injured due to the earthquake in 10 prefectures including Fukushima and Miyagi as of the 22nd, but this is the first time that death has been confirmed.

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