Buildings shook, glass broke – thousands of homes lost power… A massive earthquake of 7.5 magnitude occurred in Japan; Watch 6 heartbreaking videos

Japan earthquake viral videos: northern Japan Late night on Monday (8th December), a powerful earthquake spread devastation and panic. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) revised the earthquake’s intensity to 7.5, which was earlier recorded as 7.6. The strong tremors lasted so long that mobile alarms continued to ring in the Hokkaido and Tohoku regions and people were forced to leave their homes in the cold night.

Videos surfaced on social media Earthquake Explain the horrors of. Footage from Hachinohe and Takizawa showed water tanks overflowing, window panes broken and water flowing ‘like a waterfall’ from the upper floors.

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Video recorded at Aomori Asahi Broadcasting’s Hachinohe branch office shows the intensity of the shaking in the newsroom. Amidst the harsh winter, 28000+ people were taken to safe places. Some shelters were filled to overcapacity. Electricity was cut in 2700 houses, although by morning the supply was restored in most areas.

Many injured, car falls due to road burst

Authorities confirmed at least 30 people were injured in several areas including Aomori and Hokkaido. A car fell into a road when it burst. The walls of many buildings were damaged. A shopkeeper in Hachinohe told NHK, “I have never felt such a shock in my life.”

Tsunami waves reached up to 70 centimeters

Tsunami alert was issued immediately after the earthquake. Waves up to 70 cm were recorded in Kuji Port of Iwate. Light waves were also seen in Aomori and Hokkaido. Although the initial warning had predicted waves up to 3 meters high, the alert was lifted in a phased manner as the situation improved. At the same time, more than 28,000 people were evacuated overnight.

Bullet trains stopped, 200 passengers stranded at airport

Train services were halted on some sections of the Tohoku Shinkansen. About 200 passengers remained stranded overnight at New Chitose Airport (Hokkaido).

Nuclear plant safe, 450 liters of radioactive water spilled

The government confirmed that the Higashidori and Onagawa nuclear plants were safe, but 450 liters of water spilled from a spent-fuel cooling system at the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant. Officials declared it free from danger.

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PM Takaichi created emergency task force

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi activated the emergency team and asked people to remain alert. “Be prepared for immediate evacuation in case of any shock,” he warned.

Megaquake Alert: Possibility of major earthquake in the next one week

JMA has issued a warning that the probability of a “megaquake” of magnitude 8 has increased in the next one week. This warning is for 182 municipalities on the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Chiba. JMA official Satoshi Harada said, “A disaster like 2011 could happen again, so preparation is very important.”