A home lies in ruins in Ishikawa prefecture after the region of central Japan was struck by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake and more than 100 smaller tremors on Monday. Photo: VCG

People walk past a severely damaged house in Ishikawa prefecture on Tuesday. Photo: VCG

The earthquake caused a big fire Monday in a residential area of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture. Photo: VCG

Smoke rises from a residential neighborhood in Ishikawa prefecture on Tuesday. Photo: VCG

Part of a road collapsed after Monday’s earthquake. Photo: VCG

Coastlines are damaged and some houses inundated by a tsunami in the aftermath of the earthquake in the town of Noto, Ishikawa. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the first time since the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. Photo: VCG

An aerial photo shows people using chairs to spell out SOS in a parking lot in Ishikawa after the earthquake. Photo: VCG

Satellite images show a contrast in the houses along the coastline near Noto on Aug. 11, 2022 (top), and the same area on Tuesday. Photo: VCG