Massive earthquake hits Japan, horrifying visuals surface on social media

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit north central Japan on Monday, according to media reports. The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued tsunami warnings for the coastal prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama. A tsunami around 1 metre high struck parts of the coast along the Sea of Japan with a larger wave expected, public broadcaster NHK reported.

Social media is flooded with scry visuals of the massive tsunami. 1 January 2024 Aftermath footage after a massive 7.6 Magnitude #Earthquake hit 36 Km North East of Anamizu, #Japan at 04:10 local time #earthquake #Japan pic.twitter.com/O0vozsTdHZ — Vansh Vardhan (@Rockstar82vansh) January 1, 2024 A spokesperson for Kansai Electric Power said there were currently no abnormalities at its nuclear power plants but the company was monitoring the situation closely.

A huge earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, devastating towns and triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima. Video of the earthquake that just hit Japan: The person who uploaded this video said they are in the area of Ishikawa that was strongest hit by today's earthquake.

pic.twitter.com/RyCKojh4jI — Jeffrey J. Hall (@mrjeffu) January 1, 2024 A spokesperson for Kansai Electric Power said there were currently no abnormalities at its nuclear power plants but the company was monitoring the situation closely. Read: First Tsunami waves hit Japan after a major earthquake, bigger waves expected Powerful earthquake struck Japan on the first day of 2024 pic.twitter.com/40GQsJuV5G — @ (@anthraxxx781) January 1, 2024 A huge earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, devastating towns and triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima..