Japan’s Ishikawa Pref. Expanded in Quake, Now Larger Than Fukui Pref.; Such Changes Considered Rare <p>Ishikawa Prefecture is now larger than neighboring Fukui Prefecture, according to the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, with the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake causing coastal uplift and o...

It's official: Ishikawa Prefecture is now bigger than Fukui Prefecture!

Aerial surveys confirm the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake caused Ishikawa's area to increase by 4.74 km2.

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