Japan Lifts ‘Megaquake’ Warning

Japan lifted on Thursday a week-old warning that a “megaquake” potentially causing colossal damage and loss of life could strike, this as the government now told the people they can return to their normal lives.
The alert that such a catastrophe might hit the archipelago of 125 million people prompted thousands of Japanese to cancel holidays and stock up on essentials, emptying shelves in some stores.
Speaking to newsmen, the disaster management minister Yoshifumi Matsumura said since no were no abnormalities were detected in seismic activity and crustal deformation, the special call for attention ended at 5:00 pm
Last Thursday, Japan’s weather agency said the likelihood of a megaquake was “higher than normal” following a magnitude 7.1 jolt earlier in the day that injured 15 people.
That was a particular kind of tremor known as a subduction megathrust quake, which in the past has occurred in pairs and can unleash massive tsunamis.