'Earthquake light' appears in sky above Japanese city

A bright 'earthquake light' illuminated the sky over the northern Japanese city of Sendai during a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck below the sea off the coast of Fukushima.
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There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, but the quake was felt in large parts of eastern Japan, including Tokyo, where buildings shook violently.
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[@earthquake01]

你＋妳可以地震發電…送地震給你＋妳共震…美翻了…

[@JJONNYREPP]

7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan! Fukushima Tsunami Warning! 0132am 17.3.22 earthquake light... you sure they're not testing nukes again?

[@browneyez_]

Russia and China will invade USA! It’s been prophesied ✝️ Search up “Chinese invasion prophetic dream” GET PREPARED

[@francessimmonds5784]

@@browneyez_ how’s that gonna happen then? Bc there’ll be all out nuclear war soon as they treid such a thing.

[@7Things...]

Is that a spaceship at 0:08??

[@watrousalex]

It is amazing how Japan has had such a long history with earthquakes that they've made it so the building take little to no damage now truly a life saving technology

[@liubaayna9559]

Especially atomic station.

[@1LERS1]

@@liubaayna9559 Nothing can be perfect, buddy.

[@BIGWILL0715]

@@1LERS1 Where in his statement of “smart people” did he say it was perfect?

[@1LERS1]

@@BIGWILL0715 Please look to whom my response was.

[@stn7172]

All because of HARRP technology

[@fernanmontevista204]

Kudos to the great engineers in Japan for well design structures.Magnitude 7 is terribly strong and dangerous to a city.

[@mmkw5621]

Always a smartass comment

[@davidclimacodc]

@@mmkw5621 what are you talking about lol

[@youmemeyou]

@@mmkw5621 ok

[@alexkess8506]

@Daniel Langer This person just said Japan’s advanced high tech infrastructure prevented the cities from crumbling as they would in a normal earthquake of this magnitude… thats the comment you’re angry at on the internet calling brain dead? Lol what

[@ben-qx2um]

@Daniel Langer aw look at you getting triggered over a simple comment.

[@intreoo]

It's absolutely phenomenal that even in an incredibly powerful 7.3 earthquake, the city remains in the same condition. Had this occurred anywhere else in the world, the entire city could've been leveled. The Japanese are incredible.

[@danissegomez7953]

its because they ALWAYS experiwnce earthwquakes. That they know what to do now

[@mr.biscuits2160]

Fascinating how human societies can adapt to tough conditions

[@gercekkimlik5499]

It happened in Turkey 4 weeks ago and 11 provinces were level for just an 7 something earthquake

[@colinmoody1707]

Los Angeles would be similar, all buildings must be earthquake resistant in the city

[@cuppajoe2]

They have to be. If they are anything less then incredible buildings could collapse and people could die.

[@noname-dk7ri]

I'm japanese. I had a major earthquake of magnitude 7.3 in a local city in Japan six years ago. Aftershocks did not stop for several months, and it seemed that I was always on board for the first month. Really the ground was always eerily shaking like a wave. From that actual experience, I trust Japan's seismic technology and disaster preparedness. What impressed me most was that Japan as a whole helped the disaster area.

[@desiotaku3435]

Kiminonanewa eren Yeager 😈👁️

[@Brzeczyszczykiewicz00000]

Ya Japan is quick in action in such major calamities

[@davidddo]

cringe​@@desiotaku3435

[@OnlyGrafting]

​@@Brzeczyszczykiewicz00000I mean their military was basically always on standby to help out. In the UK half the ships are on the opposite side of the globe and the reservists sit at home or in cities. The Japanese Self Defence forces are phenomenal at disaster aid

[@veecee6738]

Are you from kumamoto?

[@jdmjesus6103]

The light flashes are a natural phenomena that's not fully understood yet. It's believed to be an electrical disturbance of the atmosphere (similar to the northern lights) caused by a piezo effect in the moving rocks. Amazing to see, hope everyone's OK. Edit: thanks for the likes, and the AoT comments.

[@HearturMind]

It was not a transformer blowing? Looked far brighter than that would be and those are usually colorful. I am so glad to hear people are relatively unscathed.

[@disconnect9084]

There were 2 travelling light balls after the big one, right?

[@sierre00]

Caused by haarp lol

[@BIZaGoten]

No way it's not transformers or some other high voltage stuff blowing

[@xTWEAKMYSTERo]

You can literally see some type of object strike down REALLY REALLY fast in the first few seconds. Right before the flash.. its crazy..

[@jt8251]

For anyone who has never experienced a real earthquake, anything above a 7.0 is when things start to really get scary. I've experienced 5's and 6's but nothing is quite like a 7.0 and above. That's when fear sets in.

[@chrissi.enbyYT]

Is it normal to sleep though a 6.0 and a 4.0 earthquake? I did both. Idk how

[@brennen3451]

I think the 2001 quake in Washington state was a 7 something. I remember during the quake watching this empty field roll like it was made of liquid.

[@hung3r]

@@chrissi.enbyYT sure is, I live in a city with frequent quakes and have many friends who slept through a 7+ quake that rocked us a few years back

[@aarongodwin5889]

Are you describing women?

[@seankeegan8285]

@@aarongodwin5889 LOL unexpected but hilarious twist

[@YouTubeCensorsEverything]

Now we know why Japan has such incredible engineers. Having to build things to withstand the stresses of the island can't be easy.

[@ConnortheCanaanite]

I’ve never even lived in Japan but this gave me flashbacks to that Tsunami in 2011, it’s wild that they’ve survived so many insane disasters and even nukes. Great country, love Japan!

[@jerryleroy9187]

Sorry but there was NEVER nukes involved in Japan.

[@VannNightcore]

Too bad they cant survive declining birth rate

[@dragon-id5uj]

​@@jerryleroy9187...?

[@jerryleroy9187]

@@dragon-id5uj What's with the question mark? What would you like to know?

[@happyemoji474]

​@@jerryleroy9187sorry but didnt japan get nuked twice?

[@soph4417]

I've recently moved to Japan and live in Fukushima. This was my first big earthquake, being from England I've never experienced anything like it. It was one of the most terrifying experiences of my life, I'm so glad that all of my friends living in Japan weren't hurt. Earthquakes are no joke

[@sagartamang0000]

Even tho it's a magnitude 7 earthquake, it's fine since it's epicentre is in sea, not in populated areas.

[@princeosars3298]

@@sagartamang0000 isn't that what causes Tsunami?

[@dimitrispvoice133]

@@princeosars3298 yeap

[@true-dark-mind9681]

@@princeosars3298 Yes, it is

[@sagartamang0000]

@@princeosars3298 yup,

[@mansiverma786]

The reason i love Japan is even after the worst earthquake and many disasters... The buildings are still standing straight... And no change in development

[@deadboltzz5199]

You haven't seen nothing yet

[@jasonvargas7564]

But they also have a cannibal who is a celebrity instead of rotting in prison, separate train cars for women because the men there are seemingly incapable of keeping their hands to themselves, an entire forest dedicated to s*icide that is glorified, and tons of animal abuse in those famous “pixelated” videos that range from hamsters to eels, fish, and squids, not to mention horrible crush videos involving animals originating from that country.

[@62.81]

@@jasonvargas7564 😂😂

[@coffeelink943]

@@jasonvargas7564 you ok?

[@Xardas131]

And if they now also learn to make pretty buildings with their technology, I am in.

[@dove5591]

The same light was seen in the earthquakes in Turkey

[@OurVirtualTime]

So many comments about the engineering and hardly any about the insane light phenomenon. Would love to know more about that. :)

[@MrJwellsjr]

It’s an electrical arc flash no phenomenon

[@rxvz663]

thought it would be some weird earthquake weapon

[@SexyLeaForYou]

Nuklear second stage detonation in the sky!

[@joeymills7185]

I am a Japanese living in Miyagi prefecture. Two big short earthquakes struck us. I was very scared. I remembered the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. At one point, a tsunami warning was issued, but it was lifted. Many were injured, but the number of deaths was in the single digits.Thank you for your support from overseas. It will be encouraging!😭😭🙏🙏

[@katekatey279]

😭❤️

[@sahilgupta30105]

always with Japan ❤️love from india

[@k.nongrum6930]

You guys are very brave🙌🙌 if it was me I would have been death by now 😅

[@eliasaba2727]

We do care for you. You all stay safe. Greetings from Jakarta

[@jacobbaumgardner3406]

I didn't realise until now that this was the biggest earthquake since 2015, and the 3rd largest since 2011.

[@onlygameplay134]

This is insane Japanese architecture can withstand a 7.0 earthquake without casualties, or serious damage like nothing... In other places, this kind of event would take thousands of lives...

[@MiniMatthew]

Structural engineers

[@filipskalic3376]

Check out 9 richter video in Japanese airport. Everything fell down from tables and shelves but walls remained intact

[@boycottnok1466]

All new Japanese bulidings and bridges just can't be built without earthquake proof measures. Slowly all old type of buildings are getting replaced like this for last 20-25 years. This replacement of bulidings that is continuing has slowly made Japan resilient to earthquakes. This type of mandatory earthquake proof law is difficult to pass in other not so rich countries where contractors will protest as Japanese type earthquake proof buildings will increase construction cost tremendously.

[@kevinkeller1710]

There was a 6.7 near manila few days ago or last week didnt remember the day no seriouse dmg

[@SMGJohn]

@@boycottnok1466 If only Japanese fire safety would be taken as serious as Earthquake safety, then we would not have lost so many lives.

[@crimsonshadowx6]

it's okay it's just the main character realizing his potential

[@whatyousaidbud]

'Earthquake light' sounds like a cavemen describing a nuke.

[@triippy...6476]

Japan and their buildings show the true form of human ingenuity and adaptation. They've dealt with so many earthquakes since the earliest history of Japan known to man, so many earthquakes that they've learned to build their structures to take minimal to no damage from the quakes

[@hamhockbeans]

Up to a certain point. If a extreme Earthquake hit nothing can withsand it man made. Ground cracks open the structures will fall.

[@martinlopez2816]

Japanese are the Germans of Asia, Gods at development and exceeding xD

[@sr969]

​@@martinlopez2816 its funny that japan and germans are very similar but also very different at the same time.

[@bokchoy9632]

That "earthquake light" is probably the HAARP and DEW technology that can create man made earthquake, typhoons, wildfire through frequencies. Google it to learn more. There's evil people out there if they don't get what they want they will use this technology to destroy your country.

[@mr.n0ne]

Respect for Japan, probably the only nation which continuously learns from its shortcomings. I hope everyone remain safe.

[@jessysimon1063]

They really took every matters seriously. And because of that they adapted with every piece of technology!

[@user-cv3dr4kt7j]

@Mr. Chairman I'm pretty sure that's probably the reason why they're doing fine. overpopulation is messed up. not only will lives matter less but it will make a country have more problems than it can take.

[@rogueascendant6611]

@Mr. Chairman That kind of problem of low birth rates in Japan is due of their extreme work-related culture. Couples with long hours in the job don't have the time for themselves. Most women are leaning more to offices work as to deny the heritage of Japanese women in position as the absolute household wife.

[@a.d8509]

@@user-cv3dr4kt7j When there is a shortage of people there is going to be a shortage of a workforce, this has affected japan currently as their economy hasn't really grown since 1996, however in the future its gonna have more direct strain especially on public utilities.

[@buklau837]

@@rogueascendant6611 That sounds like a Japanese short coming

[@G_de_Coligny]

Those earthquake lights are also called “electric transformers blowing up” by people who where not dropped too much as babies…

[@demoiselledelamontagne]

Mad respect to Japanese ingenuity and engineering. A strong quake, in a dense city, and the buildings are still standing strong 👏 Earthquake alone is one of the most terrifying experience ever, knowing that the building will not collapse on you would definitely help lighten the anxiety.

[@su-san6183]

Im Japanese. The shaking was strong, but there was no major damage. Already most people are back to normal.

[@karloveliki5373]

Fascinates me how prepared your country is for earthquakes. Here in my country, we're still recovering from an earthquake in 2020, still lots of crumbled buildings and displaced people

[@elijah420stuffs2]

@@karloveliki5373 Oh I'm from Italy...I know what you mean bro

[@MUTVFORMV]

@@karloveliki5373 Here in Italy we're still recovering from earthquakes in 2014

[@widowmacher]

Glad to hear you guys are Ok .. any tsunami's ? Hope not, be safe

[@chrisjones6351]

I've been in Japan 7 years now and it is the most aggressive one I've felt so far but still nothing serious.

[@fieryspysixty9711]

You have to feel it to believe it. I'm really impressed how far technology has come that their buildings can just take these large earthquakes so frequently. A 7.3 magnitude earthquake is no joke.

[@Dr.Kraig_Ren]

Well, just make the resonance frequency of building different from the one any earthquake can cause. It's quite old physics actually, and engineers have been using it since decades. Though, computer science did made it easier to calculate the natural frequency of buildings. But well, very few implement it in every house. Japan does it because of notorious earthquakes.

[@Sonkh23600]

Because not everyone builds paper houses like the usa

[@destinied1]

Well I am from Pakistan and we also had a 7.0 earthquake but there was no damage

[@Sonkh23600]

@@daniel4412 can't be true, in Germany every single house is sturdy, so usa can't be number 1

[@Sonkh23600]

@@daniel4412 that's what American education wants you to think

[@mytromic]

they got used to it so much that they made extremely stable buildings. Round of applause!

[@360Fov]

7.6 just hit Japan in the last few hours.....I hope it's not a disastrous situation, especially with the tsunami warnings. We had a small Tornado hit us in the UK a couple of days ago, which took many rooftops and caused enough damage to certainly ruin Christmas for some people - and that's not even a drop in the ocean compared to Japan, so I can't imagine how it won't be disastrous :(

[@andrewjones-productions]

Here in Chiba Prefecture also the shake was fairly strong and it was long. The 'shake' is measured here in Japan as per the degree of shake on the surface. This being because both magnitude, depth and also of course the geological formation of the area all play a part in the level of shake felt. The unit is 'shindo'. The hardest hit areas where an 'Upper 6' (literally, 6-Strong). Here in Chiba, Tokyo it was level 4. Upper 6 causes severe damage, almost impossible to stand and is a threat to life. To give a real life example, last night's earthquake caused the Tohoku Shinkansen to derail whilst it was travelling through Fukushima, although it was likely that the train was already coming to a halt. There were no injuries. Level 4 is a strong shake, but rarely causes structural damage, standing and moving is possible although some unstable objects may fall. Both levels 5 and 6 are split into lower and upper.

[@LoopsXP]

You live in Japan?

[@m1sfit_l0v3]

Miss Chiba-ken. Such a beautiful, unique place

[@j6j66]

mother earth has been acting strange in the past year

[@Crookgotjokes]

Is there gonna be another bad tsunami?

[@FlaMan991]

Zzzzzzzzz

[@cycanex_0017]

It was probably a strong anime character getting a massive power up.

[@rachmaddann3178]

It's definitely Godzilla

[@richardliu87]

Eren just transformed

[@buklau837]

The Kataphrakts have landed

[@mirilondondrift]

luffy gear 5th transformation

[@josephsheranda]

Collosal Titan confirmed

[@khadija2003-]

Wow Turkeys disaster could have been prevented

[@Paopao621]

great engineering of the buildings, not even a.single casualty, goes to show how ready the japanese are.

[@LAKD]

The Earthquake in 2010 in Haïti was a 7, and this is a 7.3. Almost no damage done to here. Japan's infrastructure is absolutely sublime for earthquakes, they make a 7.3 earthquake look like nothing.

[@im_manuel61]

this proves that japan's engineering is beyond amazing. i mean with magnitude of 7 yet no structural damage! but why is everything seems to be so calm tho??

[@sinsmusic4735]

They are calm cause they grew up with earthquakes. Happens a lot in japan and they build their infrastructure to resist earthquakes.

[@SacredLuzt777]

The Japanese are very self centered. They only fear Godzilla🤣🤣

[@tommcglone2867]

This is the same Prefecture which was obliterated in 2011.

[@user-vl9rz6pw7b]

Earthquakes of this magnitude occur once every few years. We cannot live if the building is broken by this.

[@schrodingersdino]

Because panic won't solve anything, they are well used to it in here.

[@mothermovementa]

Take notes turkey.

[@HerrMustermann]

I think Turkey is busy taking corruption money 🦃

[@amarsink1302]

Parabéns aos engenheiros japoneses. Alta tecnologia. As estruturas não colapsaram.

[@formerunsecretarygeneralba9536]

Relax guys, that's just Eren Jaeger, he's going to save Japandia.

[@brendoni788]

I was looking for this comment.

[@alvingalang5106]

You must be one of that jaegarists

[@galaparadi]

Ah i see. The light must be from eren transforming into titan.

[@prakashtiwari8003]

Salute to Japanese engineers. You guys are beyond amazing.

[@Higginz1991]

Watching this in the wake of Turkey-Syria earthquakes, there's a lot to learn from Japan's earthquake-ready infrastructure.

[@Zeeviex]

The buildings are incredible for standing strong in such a earthquake. just wanted to fit in with the rest of the comments that say literally the same thing

[@XPlodeBoom]

experienced 8.1 it was devastating April 25, 2015 Nepal....

[@TheAula]

Why is no one talking about that beam of light hitting the surface making it seem as if they were being shot from above from an unexpected phenomenon

[@jusephwolstenstein1862]

Thinking the same

[@cmills1008]

I wish just thinking you can see orbs of light forming and two moving towards the camera. One on the left one on the right.

[@modsbeck]

dude, those are drops, just sliding in the window

[@qpraulitoqp]

Seems like that light was the something that caused the earthquake

[@lolipopjojo6218]

Same.....🤔

[@What-ee9iv]

*The cars are casually driving* They be like: Not a new thing,keep driving

[@Interesting_Banana]

7.3 magnitude, "leading to some blackouts." in the wake of the earthquake in Turkey, this is something commendable for Japan

[@hizokadarkwolf]

Looks violent. I will never forget what it feels an earthquake about 7, specially the 8.8 we had in 2010 (Chile). I'm used to 7.0, but that was at another level. This might be 7.3 but according to the location, distance, etc... it can be pretty powerful

[@FosFate]

Was probably in high 6s in shore Tokyo

[@fabreezethefaintinggoat5484]

I wonder if any historical accounts feature "misterious lights" and flashbombs..probably not :)

[@allwhatilove914]

I was remembering exactly that one in Chile. Didn’t remember what year was it. Hi from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@johnperic6860]

​@@FosFate That's pretty surprising considering even the Tohoku earthquake only caused magnitude 4-6 *equivalent* shaking in Tokyo.

[@f1r3hydr4nt]

I was in the middle of 5th grade social studies class in Tokyo when it hit. First came the 7.1 or 7.3 Earthquake which sent us under our tables expecting it to be a routine earthquake scenario. Little did we know that moments later something I can only describe as a series of violent unforgiving shockwaves pushed the entire neighborhood in one direction to the next. I remember cracks in the streets and the windows being slammed by the force of the quake, all cabinets thrown wide open. As others have said in the comments, an Earthquake is a universally humbling experience...... there is not a single thing you as a Human being can do to remedy the situation, nothing to hide and nothing besides a flying vehicle or a fast, large boat to hide from one on.

[@reman81]

Earthquake is the scariest force of nature because you can't see it, you can't run from it, or hide, you don't know how strong it'll grow or when it'll stop... you can only cover under stuff and hope for the best...while everything around you rumbles and shakes violently..

[@f1r3hydr4nt]

@@reman81 yes exactly

[@f1r3hydr4nt]

@@SasquatchFromJackLinks Lovely place, friendly people though some can be prejudiced against foreigners (like most places there are always some like that) and in the end it is a great place to be.

[@trexlykan6401]

This light is haarp machine

[@ProBusterxXx]

They were casually driving. Such is the way they built their city.

[@stoopidhaters]

No wonder Japanese cars are so reliable. They were built to withstand the vibrations of an earthquake.

[@Kruxxy]

Rumbling..

[@bush-b5330]

They were also designed to withstand the distructive power of a 50 m tsunami

[@user-cu6qq9bp2t]

I hope everyone is fine.

[@orimu836]

A main character is probably fighting something very powerful.

[@critiquesabeach5771]

I've experienced a magnitude 6 earthquake and I thought My house was gonna crumble. It's amazing to see how japanese engineers have done their houses and buildings.

[@didyuknow]

the blackouts may also be manually setup to prevent major damages from gas leaks inside houses with anything that can spark. sort of a smart pro-active planning. if naturally caused then it is clear the light flashes were caused by power lines damages.

[@rokuronzoni6274]

Or Godzilla!

[@glitchmanshandle]

@Roku Ronzoni 😵

[@R0adkillRacc00n]

when I watched those flashes, electrical transformers exploding is what I assumed it was

[@cookingvlogs9600]

@@rokuronzoni6274 or spaceships 🙏

[@garymugford3273]

Definitely aliens 👽

[@lornadouglas7887]

I pray everyone in Japan is okay .

[@horsepowerenthusiast6933]

I command that the people of Japan is safe and secure.

[@EmyN]

And yet no buildings collapsed...

[@tenyomo]

Thanks to Japanese Engineers ;)

[@manthangohel8780]

Respect for japans buildings...

[@blazinreviews2393]

I’m all the way down south in Kyushu, couldn’t sleep last night with the feeling something isn’t right. Barely felt a shake here, and I do mean barely. Cut on the tv and saw the massive quake.

[@yanneish]

That is terrifying

[@joannapeters4738]

That's interesting

[@SIN95]

Human instinct at its best

[@amazingclips5655]

3 months before Covid hit I had a talk with my grandmother and I told her I feel like something big and negative is going to happen. Not to me .. but to the whole world Few months passed, covid hit, our mother earth has been acting up, now even more wars are happening… I think somewhere deep, we can all feel it.

[@edofluit6568]

@@SIN95 or maby its just random?? ever heard of a coincidence??

[@syo942]

That's Eren rumbling for sure !

[@elliotspencer2648]

I experienced an earthquake about 20 years ago, scary but fascinating at the same time.

[@MauricioJara]

This also happened to Mexico a few months back when there was blue lights in the sky during an earthquake

[@guillaumemartel4999]

I was around 10 when a 7 point earthquake had shook our house in Samoa. Honestly feels like constant thunder cracking around you for what feels like a lifetime. Ive never been so terrified and full of adrenaline in my life. It was then followed by a tsunami that took such a heavy toll on the country. Hope Japan is safe, their cities are such strong structures now 🙏 ill never forget the way it had slowly rumbled closer and closer

[@Integral77777]

The earthquake's center and how far from the cities, how close to the surface is very important, an eathquake with 7.0 whose center is 10km deep can be more destructive than 8.0 with 140 km deep. It is not just the magnitude that defines the damage.

[@jared7964]

shallow earthquakes tend to be more localized. Deep ones are felt widespread. Also depends on how many faults can absorb the vibrations. It can be complicated

[@PsycosisIncarnated]

That flash lit up the sky like it was day time as the buildings went into complete blackout. That is absolutely nuts.

[@bookwormd8627]

I’ve experienced a 9 before, during 3/11. I was 3 then so I barely remember anything. I only remember celebrating my birthday and eating blue cupcakes. After the nuclear power plant collapsed we moved to another country, and I got back 3 years ago. This was the first big earthquake I’ve felt (besides an earthquake simulator for an 8) since coming back. It was in the middle of the night, and we just got our helmets and went to sit outside right in front of our door. Most of the time it’s safer inside than outside but climbing the stairs during a 7 to hide under table is much more dangerous.

[@gettothepoint2707]

I'm amazed how this city hasn't fallen to the ground. Impressive engineering...

[@jrac-gl3ku]

This is fascinating... I remember back when I was a freshman back in highschool. There was a powerful earthquake that lasted for just around 3 seconds. It was literally a few strong shakes, like it can be counted on one hand. A few seconds later heavy rain just fell without warning. Of course it was a cloudy day but still it usually starts with a few drops, not a sudden downpour. And it didn't last long neither.

[@guido7095]

it's amazing that earthquake lights are still not that much explainable

[@nicholaswastakenwastaken]

Oh that looks terrifying

[@ruatsangawhite7261]

I'm from a place where we rarely have earthquake,we experience around 6 magnitude for about 5 sec last year which was really scary for us...7 and up for such a long duration is unimaginable

[@Immortal-Daiki]

Even tho the quake was off the coast of Fukushima, I was able to feel it here in Tokyo. But I think Sendai had it much worse

[@rahuljoshi1426]

I remember that day ......I was having tea in my earthquake proof building😂😂

[@71518]

The truth is that it is very similar to what we have seen in Turkey recently...

[@sebastianwendelbo5453]

“Earthquake light” AKA. North Korea testing nukes

[@nanashi6751]

man i remember having experienced a 7.2 magnitude earthquake back in 2013 here in our country. it was insanely terrifying.

[@smashandburnyt6938]

bohol earthquake 7.2

[@CR055FIRE]

the mysterious earthquake light, also known as a transformer failure

[@BeratTurkbkmaz]

Two consecutive earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.6 and 7.4 struck Turkey in the same region 15 days ago. Over 47000 people had died. I have no other words

[@Grrrrrgfifj]

Imagine this happening to another country thanks it would’ve been a tragedy

[@danielfence189]

Im impressed of Japanese buildings.

[@davidlafleche1142]

Valdez, 1964.

[@yeahno3525]

It sickens me how little news this got because only 1 person died.

[@roycropperthetopshottamore2666]

@@yeahno3525 well yeah what’s the point of reporting it all day when it’s literally done nothing to the whole population? Tokyo is the most densely populated city on earth and nothing happened there? What’s the point in reporting it really to be honest? It isn’t one of those things we all need to know about

[@latibro21]

@@yeahno3525 so you want people to panic because 1 person died?

[@Dr._Mantis_Toboggan_Md.]

Who had Godzilla on their 2022 Apocalypse bingo ?

[@riza2679]

Eren just released the wall titan

[@ouioui1639]

Wow those buildings and bridges are tough.

[@bobdavis3357]

We are with you at heart, People of Japan.

[@rugby_jtizzle]

Earthquake lights are a real natural phenomenon. Whether this shot is of actual EQ lights or blowing electrical equipment I’m not certain. Could be both tbh since it’s a major city and a fairly strong quake.

[@Feyser1970]

@Perseus1275 you think stupidities

[@AndresMUy-vd2fy]

TORMENTA, RELÁMPAGOS 😂😂😂😂

[@LukewarmBong]

It's not proven to be a *natural* phenomenom... could literally be aliens for all we know. People have theories on why this happens but no one really *knows*

[@johnblanco768]

You don't think it's rather suspect outside of Fukushima?

[@AndisweatherCenter]

Those lights are definitely transformers exploding.

[@nokio-dc4kt]

In Mexico we also experienced these lights in the earthquakes of September 7th, 2017 and 2021, it’s not the first time I see these lights (I don’t live in Mexico City but I did watch videos on these lights) Love Japan from Mexico 🇯🇵❤️🇲🇽 (I know I’m painfully late XD)

[@creativity2598]

The guy driving van is like yeah just another ordinary day in Japan

[@shreyasvishwakarma8979]

0:30 You can see that none of the Single Light Pole fall down due to earthquake. Kudos to Civil Engineers and Electrical Engineers of Japan !!!

[@Cesar_Valencia]

That happens very often in Mexico City, but many more lights can be seen

[@apoc2500]

Yes cuz everyone is tapping off the same power line lol

[@getsideways7257]

Guess it very much depends on the crust composition around the place.

[@audiophile...]

Why does it happen though, heard it for the first time

[@man.7237]

reminds me of Acapulco last year

[@AdityaSharma-gv8fb]

7.3 earthquake in turkiye ☠️ 7.3 earthquake in japan 🤡

[@abhinandanyadav6831]

🤣🤣🤣

[@germanyball6827]

Japan's buildings: 💃 Turkey's buildings: 🤕

[@hikarkhaji4317]

😄😄

[@Link32831]

That is so scary!!! All of Sendai was shaking!

[@berrogaming2688]

In 1998 iv experienced a 7.6 m in Izmit (turkey), and iv seen a brighter light in the sky but green and lasted longer in the sky. During these terrible seconds i was petrified on my bed and iv tought I was going to die. When somehow iv managed to go out on the street, the building next to me collapsed, no light completely dark and all iv could here was people screaming and crying. This event signed my life for a very long time, hope nobody experience anything like that🙏

[@aascsvc..]

disaster weapons? all these mysterious lights

[@brasseye78]

I live in Nagoya in central Japan on the 15th floor of an apartment building there. The quake felt here was slow and steady compared to how fast and rough it was up north of the country. Felt like you were on a ship in mildly rolling seas. Still pretty nerve wracking though given how high up I was and the thought of how far down I might have had to go if things got worse.

[@theindianmonk12]

I just love how the traffic just ignores the ground shaking just kept going on. Japan has seen so many earthquakes that its kind of normal. ❤

[@AmmarFarisA]

Compared this to türkiye recent earthquake, the damage is minimal in Japan

[@jkfdkjjd]

My friend said he saw something like this during one of the earthquakes we had here in Christchurch. A very interesting phenomenon.

[@gabriellima7900]

@@Aeternum_Gaming Earthquake lights were reported since the 9th Century.

[@rrocc]

@@gabriellima7900 mind if I ask for your sources on that?

[@aedesaegypti3129]

@@rrocc The book "Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku" written in 901 AD reports that during the 869 Sanriku earthquake, strange lights were seen in the sky.

[@chrisjones6351]

@@Aeternum_Gaming That's what everyone assumes but it's not always the case. This phenomenon existed well before electricity existed and there's a rational explanation for everything. Another explanation scientists have is it's caused from the immense pressure on some types of rocks which have proven to ionize air particles. Another theory could be local disruption of the Earth's magnetic field or the intense friction of rocks generating a high voltage discharge. (Triboluminescence).

[@jkfdkjjd]

@@aedesaegypti3129 Yeah my friend saw the lights coming out over the sea, so no transformers. I thought he was loopy but then I looked it up and its a thing.

[@dekcarc]

It's high voltage arc flashes. That's why a whole section of the city tends to go dark at the exact same instant (not in this video, but in many others).

[@SgtJoeSmith]

That's what I thought. Substation blowing

[@ETAisNOW]

No, it isn’t. It’s earthquake light phenomenon, it looks just like all the others.

[@kompst_tu]

@@ETAisNOW These are power flashes. Study the color as the power flash fades out. Compare it to the city losing power in several parts right afterward. Compare it to tornado power flashes in rain. It's the same thing.

[@ETAisNOW]

@@kompst_tu no it’s not. This has been documented for a long time.

[@skreign]

So many bots talking about the earthquake and not the lights

[@triforce.pianist]

The same happened on Chile in the last big earthquake, it was amazing but terrifying!

[@Icewind007]

That was a 7.3? Wow. Japan made it look like a gentle shake (from the little I saw).

[@queenbunnyfoofoo6112]

Japan is serious about building to withstand earthquakes.

[@bigbasil1908]

They've had to deal with two nukes hitting cities. They barely notice a 7.3 earthquake

[@marxunemiku]

the highest magnitude I've ever experienced was like a 1.5, like a barely detectable shudder as if the earth got cold or something

[@_helper_5789]

Even 260km apart from Sendai, earthquake felt pretty strong. Windows, table, bed and desk was shaking strong and I felt little bit nausea. I would be horrified If I were in Touhoku region that time.

[@mikasachan2006]

I hope everyone in Japan is ok. Stay safe from Indonesia. 🇮🇩❤️🇯🇵

[@Kosmonooit]

Probably some electrical distribution stuff going pop

[@AudieHolland]

Imagine you're in a plane that is just landing or taking off when an earthquake hits.

[@adityanehra182]

Meanwhile the Earthquake is not even able to topple one building in Japan. This is really amazing.