Man dead after building collapses in Japan's quake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture

TOKYO -- An elderly man died after a building collapsed in Shika town of Japan's quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture, local media Nippon Television Network reported on Monday.

Previously, two people were reported in a state of cardiac arrest in Nanao city of Ishikawa, according to the national news agency Kyodo citing the National Police Agency.

According to local broadcaster TV Kanazawa, the deaths of the two victims have been confirmed.

The tragic incidents took place after a series of strong earthquakes with major ones of up to a preliminary 7.6 magnitude hit a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast in central Japan starting Monday afternoon.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), among the quakes, the major temblor occurred at 4:10 pm local time (0710 GMT) at a shallow depth, registering a maximum 7 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture. The JMA has officially named it the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake.