Oku-Noto Earthquake (M6.5) — May 5, 2023
Noto Peninsula N, Ishikawa
Magnitude
M6.5
Recovery
3 days
Peak news
156art.
Struck during the Golden Week holiday. Seismic Intensity 6+ in Suzu and Wajima on the Noto Peninsula. Multiple injuries and building damage. Retrospectively identified as the largest event in the foreshock sequence preceding the 2024 Noto earthquake.
44 injured, hundreds of buildings damaged
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14:42
M6.5 earthquake; Suzu and Wajima Intensity 6+
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당일
Noto Railway temporarily halted for inspection
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5/6
Main roads inspected and reopened
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5/8
Most transport restored within ~72 hours
Airport
Komatsu Airport operated normally. Noto Airport runway inspected and resumed service within the day.
Shinkansen / Rail
Noto Railway (Kanazawa–Wakura Onsen) briefly suspended; service restored within a few days.
Accommodation
Multiple accommodation cancellations in the Noto area during the peak Golden Week season. Some Wajima onsen ryokan reported damage.
Other
Retrospectively identified as part of the foreshock sequence leading to the January 2024 M7.6 event. At the time it was treated as an independent earthquake.