Japan Tsunami: On New Year, earthquake tremors with a magnitude of 7.5 have been felt in Ishikawa Prefecture of Japan. After which the turmoil in the sea has intensified. Apart from this, many scary pictures and videos from Japan are going viral on social media. The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning for the western coastal areas of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama prefectures.
Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida said that this tsunami could be worse than expected, so do not leave safe places. According to the report of Xinhua news agency, the water level is estimated to reach 5 meters (16.5 feet). The weather agency has advised the people of Japan to stay at higher places.
This dangerous video is going viral on social media
Tsunami warnings are in place for all prefectures with coasts facing the Sea of Japan. Japanese TV urging people to run immediately to higher ground! This is serious. 5m
Tsunami warnings are in place for all prefectures with coasts facing the Sea of Japan. Japanese TV urging people to run immediately to higher ground! This is serious. 5m waves expected in Ishikawa. #japan #earthquake pic.twitter.com/Y8h4Vbe8c8
— Greg R. Hill (@greghill) January 1, 2024
富山市 萩浦橋 津波到達中 pic.twitter.com/5TJkH4E1Mx
— ジョイマリン富山 (@hioooomn) January 1, 2024
ALERT First tsunami waves hit Japan after major earthquake and a parking video where cars are shaking.
Local media reported that all high-speed trains were stopped in Ishikawa Prefecture after the powerful earthquake that struck western Japan. A viral video is being shown of the parking zone, in which vehicles are seen shaking due to the earthquake.
— Suresh Kumar Choudhary (@suresh_jaat_02) January 1, 2024
Let us tell you that Japan, located on the “Ring of Fire”, is one of the most earthquake affected countries in the world. On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Japan, causing a massive tsunami, killing more than 18,000 people.