7.6 magnitude earthquake rocks Japanese bullet train station in Ishikawa Prefecture | Watch video

The New Year happened shockingly in Japan on Monday morning. A video showing a recent earthquake hitting a Japanese bullet train has become viral on social media.

The 7.6 magnitude earthquake took place on January 1, 2024 in Japan. Someone who was sitting on the brutally shaking train made the video of the incident.

Lights glimmered with the earthquake shaking leading to the LED display to be swinging back and forth as captured in the video.


As per Reuters, the earthquake has hit central Japan on Monday. A tsunami warning was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency, asking people closer to the coaster regions to leave to high land or the nearby buildings' top as early as possible.

Measures taken to prevent damage

The people living in Ishikawa were shocked by the tremors of the earthquake which triggered a warning for tsunami for the coastal divisions of Nigeria, Ishikawa, Toyama, and Niigata.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a tsunami of up to 5cm can take place.

NHK reported that people who were close to the coastal regions of Niigata, Yamagata, and Ishikawa were asked to leave to high ground since waves as high as 1.2m had reached Noto in Ishikawa at around 4:21 pm.

Further warnings for tsunami were issued for waves as long as 3m from Hokkaido to Nagasaki across the Sea of Japan as per The Japan Times.

The tsunami is predicted to target the Hyogo and Yamagata divisions. Waves as long as 0.8m reached Toyama Prefecture at around 4:35 pm, 0.4 m high waves reached Niigata and Kashiwazaki Prefecture at around 4:36 pm with Sado Island of Niigata seeing high tidal waves at around 4:10 pm.

Office of Japan's Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, asked authorities to undertake clear measures for preventing damage such as evacuation for the citizens.

Warnings for tsunamis were also issued for some regions of Russia and North Korea which included parts of Nakhodka, Vladivostok, western coast of Sakhalin Island.

Residents in Kanto and Tokyo felt the earthquake intensity and till 5 pm, seven quakes were recorded in the Noto region and 11 in Japan.

Many buildings were destroyed and over 36,000 homes had power cut in Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures. No abnormalities were reported at the nuclear power plants at Kansai Electric Power.

FAQs:

Which video has gone viral on social media?
A video showing a recent earthquake hitting a Japanese bullet train has become viral on social media. The 7.6 magnitude earthquake took place on January 1, 2024 in Japan.

Warning for which catastrophe was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency?
A tsunami warning was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency, asking people closer to the coaster regions to leave to high land or the top of nearby buildings as early as possible.