Why Japan issued its first ‘megaquake’ warning

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Japan has issued its first-ever “megaquake advisory” that flags an increased likelihood of an earthquake measuring magnitude 8 or 9. The alert followed a magnitude 7.1 quake that struck the nation’s south on August 8, 2024. What should you do if you are caught in a “megaquake”?

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[SvarlokaGames]

Japan and indonesia worrying megathrust rn is crazy

In the same time bro

[shadowgirl]

Pray for my safety 😅 This is my first year living in Japan and I wasn’t expecting a mega earthquake warning!

[kowalski]

Every 150 years a major mega-earthquake occurs in the Tokai region. The last one was exactly 100 years ago in 1923.

[Tribipentium]

Because the land of the rising sun is sitting on the Pacific Ring of Fire.

[Wul-Lop]

May Japan be safe... Or May all suffering be as low as possible... respect from Thailand... 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[TheAsianWanderer]

Watching this while I have a scheduled flight to Japan soon.

[brolymeng]

Japan has always been prepare for earthquakes, but not so mush for Tsunamis since predicting their hight are very difficult and can even cause a false warning where the waves were predicted to be only a small hight, but when it hit land only to find the hight of those waves to be mush terrifyingly higher. This is what happened on 11/03/2011.

[kyleanuar]

A Thai Geo expert predicted a mega quake after the last tsunami which he warned was about to happen although wasn't taken seriously because it was a Christmas holiday tourist season.

[ika]

Every news source says that they lifted the warning today. Surprised that this video doesn't mention it.

[kevinrafisugiharto]

Doesn't only in Japan, Indonesia really getting warned. I hope everything is safe and alright

[Blitzkit]

Japan is still one the most prepared for earthquakes
and it still cannot predict when it will happen (no one can, with our current tech I guess)

let that sink in.

megaquake advisory should always be "I hope I'm wrong" moments.

[ronlee-ok]

I'll be in Japan in 2 weeks, wish me luck :D

[erickchandra]

if the official announced about that, it must be so serious 😢
something catastrophe would be happened.

[Zjelli]

fact check: the 2011 earthquake only killed 2 people, it was the tsunami that caused a lot of the damage and all those deaths

[watchman]

I am afraid there will be more coming…😢

[hilarybromley]

find the highest open ground that's what I told my grandson to do who has just moved to the south of Japan

[Momo-qois]

Japan is one the few countries in pioneering major earthquake warnings. In other countries, you all are at your own risks. You will know it right when earthquakes happen.

[lucidgoetia]

Japan smarter than us we need to take their word

[jcy]

Godzilla is angry at all the radioactive water being dumped on him, he's stamping his feet 😂

[delta_cosmic]

i mean its japan, at least they have ways to prepare for it. If this happened in the Philippines for example, it will be a lost cause.