Ishikawa Prefecture** emergency monitoring
At about 16 o'clock local time on January 1, 2024, the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan has occurred many times in a row, with the strongest reaching 7Category 6,* triggered a 5-meter tsunami, with 180 dead and 120 unaccounted for as of 9 a.m. on January 9.
*After the occurrence, the China Resources Satellite Application Center immediately activated the emergency response mechanism for major natural disasters, and promptly mobilized a number of remote sensing satellites such as the Yuan-1 02D satellite and the GF-1 04 satellite to observe the disaster area.
Interpretation and analysis of satellite imagery revealed damage to buildings, muddy rivers, and land in parts of the ocean.
1.Damage to the dock building
GF-6 satellite imagery.
Resource-1 02D satellite imagery.
2.The beach becomes land
Due to the influence of the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture**, the coastal seabed in some areas has been uplifted and turned into land, and the area taken by satellite imagery below is suspected to be new land.
GF-1 04 satellite imagery.
Resource-1 02D satellite imagery.
3.The river became muddy
* After that, the sediment and suspended solids at the bottom of the river will be agitated, the soil and rocks will be loosened, and the soil will be liquefied, etc., which will cause the water body to become turbid.
GF-1 04 satellite imagery.
Resource-1 02D satellite imagery.