Abstract
Although many surveys and studies have been conducted on residents in the affected areas
when earthquakes occur, the actual situation of people who encounter disasters in places where
they are not usually present has not been understood. The Noto Peninsula earthquake that occurred
on January 1, 2024, was an example in which many people who are not usually present, such as
people returning home or traveling, encountered the earthquake because it occurred on New Year’s
Day. In order to clarify the response behavior of people who are not usually present in real disasters,
this report clarifies the response behavior of 966 people who were returning home or traveling in
Ishikawa, Toyama, and Niigata prefectures at the time of the earthquake, and collects and provides
actual data on the response behavior and characteristics of people who are not usually present.
