Sicily is the largest and most populous island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 20 regions of Italy. It is one of the five Italian autonomous regions and is officially referred to as Regione Siciliana. The island has 4.8 million inhabitants. Its capital city is Palermo. It is named after the Sicels, who inhabited the eastern part of the island during the Iron Age.
Noto is a city and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. It is 32 kilometres (20 mi) southwest of the city of Syracuse at the foot of the Iblean Mountains. It lends its name to the surrounding area Val di Noto. In 2002 Noto and its church were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ishikawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,133,294 and has a geographic area of 4,186 km2. Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the east, Gifu Prefecture to the southeast, and Fukui Prefecture to the south.
Toyama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2. Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture to the south, Nagano Prefecture to the east, and Niigata Prefecture to the northeast.
Wajima is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2018, the city had an estimated population of 27,698 in 12768 households, and a population density of 65 persons per km². The total area of the city was 426.32 square kilometres (164.60 sq mi).
Suzu is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2021, the city had an estimated population of 13,531 in 6013 households, and a population density of 54.6 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 247.20 square kilometres (95.44 sq mi).
Hakui is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2018, the city had an estimated population of 22,052 in 8566 households, and a population density of 270 persons per km². The total area of the city was 81.85 square kilometres (31.60 sq mi).
The Noto Peninsula is a peninsula that projects north into the Sea of Japan from the coast of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. Before the Meiji era, the peninsula belonged to Noto Province. The main industries of the peninsula are agriculture, fisheries, and tourism.
Tsubata is a town located in Kahoku District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2018, the town had an estimated population of 37,694 in 13873 households, and a population density of 430 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 110.59 square kilometres (42.70 sq mi).
Shika is a town located in Hakui District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2018, the town had an estimated population of 20,845 in 8090 households, and a population density of 84 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 246.76 square kilometres (95.27 sq mi).
Anamizu is a town located in Hōsu District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 September 2021, the town had an estimated population of 7,782 in 3,653 households, and a population density of 42 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 183.21 square kilometres (70.74 sq mi).
Nanao is a city located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2022, the city had an estimated population of 49,660 people in 21,809 households. The total area of the city was 318.32 square kilometres (122.90 sq mi). Nanao is the fifth largest city by population in Ishikawa, behind Kanazawa, Hakusan, Komatsu, and Kaga.
Hōdatsushimizu is a town located in Hakui District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2018, the town had an estimated population of 13,418 in 4962 households, and a population density of 84 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 111.52 square kilometres (43.06 sq mi). In 2013, the Food and Agriculture Organization recognised Hōdatsushimizu under its Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) programme as a sustainable agricultural model.
Nakanoto is a town located in Kashima District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2018, the town had an estimated population of 18,278 in 6,625 households, and a population density of 84 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 246.76 square kilometres (95.27 sq mi).
Noto is a town located in Hōsu District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the town had an estimated population of 15,687 in 7,689 households, and a population density of 65 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 273.27 square kilometres (105.51 sq mi).
The 2007 Noto Peninsula earthquake occurred on March 25, 2007, in the Hokuriku region of Japan.
Noto: An Unexplored Corner of Japan is a travel book written by the American businessman, mathematician and astronomer Percival Lowell, first published in 1891. It is dedicated to the British academic and Japanologist Basil Hall Chamberlain.
The arts festival Oku-Noto Triennale takes place every three years in Suzu, Japan. Contemporary artists install site-specific works in the city and surrounding countryside and region. During the event, local residents offer guided tours and lectures. The festival took place for the first time in 2017. Some of the works remain permanently on the site and are open to the public.
On 1 January 2024, at 16:10 JST, a 7.6 earthquake struck 6 km (3.7 mi) north-northeast of Suzu, located on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The reverse-faulting shock achieved a maximum JMA seismic intensity of Shindo 7 and Modified Mercalli intensity of X–XI (Extreme). The shaking and accompanying tsunami caused widespread destruction on the Noto Peninsula, particularly in the towns of Suzu, Wajima, Noto and Anamizu, with the neighbouring prefectures of Toyama and Niigata also recording significant damage. As of 28 February 2024, there were 241 deaths confirmed and five people remaining missing, all of them in Ishikawa, with 1,296 others injured across six prefectures, making it the deadliest earthquake in Japan since the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes. As of 20 February, 12,929 people remained in 521 evacuation centers.
Several earthquakes at or near Noto Peninsula, Japan, have been recorded:
