The quake collapsed buildings, caused fires and triggered tsunami alerts as far away as eastern Russia, prompting orders for residents to evacuate affected coastal areas of Japan.

local time at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles) in the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa prefecture, according to the United States Geological Survey. Japan was shaken by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake Monday that has left at least six people dead and another two seriously injured, according to officials. (Soichiro Koriyama/Bloomberg/Getty Images) The broadcaster said there were no reports of anyone on the trains becoming ill during the wait.Ī damaged house is seen in Nanao, Japan, on January 2. Nearly 1,400 passengers had been stranded inside the high-speed trains, NHK said, citing Japan Railways West. ET on Monday), officials said. Another two trains traveling in the opposite direction arrived at the Kanazawa station in Ishiwaka prefecture. The high-speed trains had been stranded between the central Japanese cities of Toyama and Kanazawa following the 7.5 magnitude tremor.Īfter being stationary for more than 11 hours, two trains arrived at the Toyama station at 4 a.m. Kyodo News/APįour bullet trains, whose high-speed journeys were halted when a powerful earthquake struck Japan on Monday, have now resumed service to their destinations, according to Japan’s public broadcaster NHK. Passengers make a line in front of a ticket counter at JR Kanazawa station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, on January 2, as some train services were cancelled following the earthquake.

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