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A man cleans up debris in front of a house in the city of Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture.
A house torn from its foundations by the earthquake in Nanao, Japan.
The devastating earthquake opened massive cracks in a road in the Japanese city of Nanao, Ishikawa.
Water packs are handed to people at the Shika Town Hall in Shika, Ishikawa prefecture on January 2, 2024.
An aerial photo shows the damage in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024, just 24 hours after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the region.
A rescue vehicle can be seen parked next to a multi-story building that has fallen on its side in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024.
Smoke can be seen rising after a fire in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024.
An aerial photo shows a collapsed temple in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024.
Passersby observe a house that has fallen onto a car in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, on January 2, 2024.
A supermarket employee cleans up products that have fallen from the shelves in the city of Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, on January 2, 2024.
A car is trapped under a collapsed house in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024.
Residents take shelter in a greenhouse on January 02, 2024, in Wajima, Japan.
Powerful aftershocks destroyed a wooden house in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 2, 2024.
Firefighters stand before several destroyed homes in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 2, 2024, following the 7.5 magnitude earthquake.
Firefighters search for survivors in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 3, 2024.
Locals observe the area where the Wajima Morning Market used to be, before being destroyed by a fire.
The lights are still on in this temple that is barely standing in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Firefighters stand before a massive building that crushed a house in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 3, 2024.
A number of fires devastated the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, following the earthquake.
A large ship washed ashore in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa.
A building destroyed by the quake with a car inside in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan on January 03, 2024.
A general view of a neighborhood in the city of Suzu, devastated by the quake. Japanese authorities warned of heavy rains and landslides in the aftermath.
An aerial photo of the Suzu harbor showing many capsized boats, taken on January 3, 2024, in the aftermath of the New Year's Day earthquake.
A view of a collapsed building in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture. Nanao was one of the cities most affected by the earthquakes.
The disaster dispatch arrives in Nanao for search and rescue operations.
A resident from the city of Suzu is carried to safety by firefighters, after being rescued on January 3, 2024.
A collapsed building in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
Several vehicles piled up after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region on New Year's Day.
A man sits on the roof of a collapsed house in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, on January 3, 2024.
A worker looks at a car that has fallen into a cavernous crack in the road on January 3, 2024.
Japan started the New Year with a devastating natural disaster. On January 1, 2024, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit Ishikawa prefecture on the main island of Honshu, Japan. The quake and aftershocks mostly affected the Noto peninsula on the Sea of Japan coast, killing over 80 people and leaving a trail of destruction in a number of cities and towns.
Click through the gallery to see incredible images captured of the horrific event and its fallout.
In pictures: Japan's devastating earthquake
The aftermath of the earthquake on January 1
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Japan started the New Year with a devastating natural disaster. On January 1, 2024, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit Ishikawa prefecture on the main island of Honshu, Japan. The quake and aftershocks mostly affected the Noto peninsula on the Sea of Japan coast, killing over 80 people and leaving a trail of destruction in a number of cities and towns.
Click through the gallery to see incredible images captured of the horrific event and its fallout.