Overseas network April 12 thAccording to a report on the website of Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun on the 12th, statistics from the Japan Meteorological Agency show that in March this year, there were 195 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above in Japan and its surrounding areas, the most in a single month in the past decade.

　　According to the statistics of Japan Meteorological Agency, among the 195 earthquakes, the main focal points were 73 in Fukushima Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture, and 20 in the northwest waters of Okinawa Island. After the March 11th earthquake in Japan in 2011, there was a sharp decrease in small earthquakes. March this year was the most earthquake in a single month since December 2012 (239 times).

　　Miyaoka Ichiki, the earthquake information planning officer of the Japan Meteorological Agency, admitted that "there are indeed many recent earthquakes, and there are also periods of multiple and few earthquakes." On the other hand, Hirata Hiroshi, chairman of the Earthquake Investigation Committee of the Japanese government, also called on the public to raise their awareness of prevention on the 11th. "Japan is a big earthquake country, and I hope everyone will make relevant preparations.". (Overseas Network Janice)