Tokyo rocked by 6.1-magnitude earthquake as tremors cause buildings to sway

TOKYO has been rocked by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake causing buildings to sway.
The tremor struck at 10.41pm local time and also led to trains being stopped in Japan's capital city.
But there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and officials said there was no danger of a tsunami.
Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake was centred in Chiba prefecture, just east of Tokyo, at a depth of 48 miles.
NHK public television showed a sign hanging from the ceiling in its office swaying violently.
Passengers were injured when a subway train was suddenly brought to a halt by the quake.
Power lines shook in Tokyo's Suginami district and Shinkansen super express trains in and out of Tokyo were temporarily halted, NHK said.
Private broadcaster TBS reported incidents of water pipes bursting in Tokyo.
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[@marcofebbo9520]

6.1 earthquake Japan: 0 buildings damaged Italy: entire cites destroyed

[@ahmetkuzhan5169]

as turkey

[@hoangfps6560]

New or old city?

[@marcofebbo4096]

@@hoangfps6560 both

[@droid806]

Not comparable. There is a lot of historical sites in Italy and structures where ppl just live. These buildings are new

[@yukiruk5861]

Italy has lots of old buildings though

[@Cypher791]

any less well prepared part of the world would be in absolute ruins by now.

[@Ahmedmahad789]

Exactly

[@leejoee02]

Yea I'm from Melbourne and we barely have any earthquakes. We had a 6.0 mag earthquake last month and luckily no injuries and minor damages on some buildings. It is so scary!

[@d.l.3748]

@@leejoee02 exactly, the only unfortunate thing is that geologically the whole Japan have been created by tectonic plates smashing together, and so creating underwater mountains, which we see as islands from our perspective, their government should start to invest in floating artificial islands in which evacuate in case of emergencies.

[@johndotto2773]

That's exactly what happened. Pakistan got hit by a similarly strong quake earlier in that day and 20 people died.

[@Ahmedmahad789]

@@johndotto2773 20 aint bad These earthquakes will continue to become bigger and stronger

[@TheMakoyou]

Damage caused by this earthquake. 32 people injured (3 with serious injuries such as broken bones, 29 with minor injuries) 16 train lines delayed (affecting the movement of 360,000 people) 30 water leaks (restored)

[@bob-thebuilder2898]

Good work

[@thegamer-hh2bj]

@@bob-thebuilder2898 can you build me a mansion pls

[@bob-thebuilder2898]

@@thegamer-hh2bj anytime

[@afdhalulakbar5382]

@@thegamer-hh2bj bruh

[@samd1571]

At least there they build to survive and if it did come down it would be rebuilt in a couple of weeks, here in England took them 2 years just to a do a roundabout near me.

[@BinnyBongBaron_AoE]

Nobody dies if the roundabout isn't completed, it's a bit different.

[@shanmcdonough2933]

😳🤭

[@samystarfish5056]

Lmaooo

[@Moodboard39]

Lol

[@Moodboard39]

NYC would be never

[@RJX1011D]

Fortunately, we can say that this was about the upper limit of a zero-damage earthquake in Japan. I did fall asleep again a minute later.

[@RJX1011D]

about what?

[@theonlybuzz1969]

Thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Japan 🇯🇵, hopefully the damage will be light and the casualties low, take care blessings from 🇬🇧 the UK.

[@brynedolor8015]

Praying for everyone’s safety 🙏🏽

[@johndotto2773]

That train footage was impressive. Every passenger's phone went off with the earthquake alarm, then the train's emergency brakes were automatically applied.

[@occamsrazor9183]

Yikes, 300 miles an hour on a bullet train, and a quake rolls through...

[@impossible9599]

Sudden automatic lock brakes 😊

[@supre107]

In fact, the Japanese bullet train Shinkansen stops before the earthquake reaches land. Sounds suspicious, but it is quite easy to explain why, because even there Japan has taken very good precautions. Japan has a special alarm and earthquake detection system called UrEDAS. Off the coast, in the sea (mainly in the Pacific) are very many seismographs, which directly, should there be a seaquake or earthquake, send a stop signal to all affected trains. So it was possible that in 2011 during the Tōhoku earthquake the Shinkansen came to a standstill already about 10 seconds before the earthquake hit.

[@tommyhughes2264]

Wow you got to hand it to the Japanese, those building where sure built well.

[@roxyobrien504]

Damn that was a long earthquake.

[@avatar5811]

0:54 The word Jishin-desu simply means “ An earthquake is now occuring”

[@mif4731]

@@avatar5811?

[@mottgirl13]

So glad to see not all Japanese homes are neat and tidy.

[@Immortal-Daiki]

I mean, statistically speaking, there are deviants ofc.

[@gwafamhe4056]

We always pray to all of us be safe and hope japan no nobody hurts. GOD BLESS US ALWAYS

[@greyline1012]

From Ireland with Love. Stay safe

[@julietfarrow7063]

Keep safe Japan.

[@thanhthuan4049]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 EVERYONE WILL BE SAFE AND SOUND

[@KrizerTV]

KEEP SAFE EVERYONE FROM PHILIPPINES

[@brainstemriff]

But in all seriousness mad props to japanese structural engineering practises

[@Moodboard39]

They have to. Alot of earthquake hits there

[@LuchaCatDIY]

Earthquake shook me awake. Relieved everyone is ok

[@melofox._]

I pray that everyone is safe and well! 🙏

[@x0539p]

Wow, earthquakes are scary. I have been in a few and it was not fun!

[@casz7098]

I hate the alarm on the phone. Sometimes it goes off and you feel nothing. It's... Alarming.

[@man.7237]

yes pun intended

[@johndotto2773]

It is alarming. That's the point lmaoo

[@casz7098]

@@johndotto2773 glad you got the joke 😁

[@S1RLANC3]

Yea, I woke up to the earthquake, saw the alarm on my phone... than fell back asleep. lol

[@deborahalden5312]

Hope no one is hurt.

[@ste9474]

It's a 6.4 Guaranteed somebody got hurt

[@minkanally]

32 injuries at the moment

[@blobba5442]

most likely someone got injured, maybe a book fell on someone's head or something

[@user-bv7ny8fr2m]

there was a fire sonewhere in Tokyo tho im not sure whether its bc of this earthquake a woman inhaled the smoke while the fire burning but i guess only that

[@JayTraversJT]

I see stuff like this and I realise I like living In Europe very much. No forest fires No tornadoes No earthquakes I take it for granted.

[@benrichardson3031]

Are you that dumb? A chunk of Spain was experiencing wild fires not too long ago (not sure if the fires are still going) and we stuff like this all the time whether it be in an actual forest or like grassy hills. These things always happen around Europe. Croatia only last year experienced an earthquake, and its not rare to experience tremors in and around that area. Tornados I'll admit are more uncommon, but we still get small ones. But during the hurricane season, Europe now faces stronger winds than ever before. Whilst La palma isn't part of mainland Europe, its still a Spanish island and that is currently in the middle of a volcanic eruption. As you move north to like the UK, you get heavy rainfall each year leading to mass flooding and let's not forget all the issues surrounding snow/ice.

[@richardfranc8512]

ARE YOU SURE IT IS IN EUROPE THAT IS SAFE FROM NATURAL DISASTERS?

[@nopretribrapture2318]

@@richardfranc8512 there's been quite a feel disastrous events in Europe, this person must mean Europa on another planet😁

[@andrewmah5605]

À hopeful refuge from War torned Countries ! 👍🏼👏👏👏👍🏼

[@betavsall973]

🤣🤣🤣

[@marcin959]

Give the structural engineers a raise

[@anilmallawarachchi9978]

Hope everyone is safe 🙏

[@Momo-qo7is]

I was very dizzy after. Thought something wrong was going to happen but luckily it was not. No one seems to care or go out in my neighborhood.

[@isanyummy4615]

Oh!!!my world🥺

[@dimas44444]

0:10 that guy with the black long sleeve is just chillin

[@mihlem2525]

Him: Just another day at work. Hmmm🤔 ,I wonder why people are rushing around hiding underneath desks. Meh🤷🏻‍♂️, couldn't be bothered. Mmm, I wonder if there's still coffee in the break room!

[@anidemjess5875]

Pray for japans safety where I live a volcano (in la Palma) has erupted , earthquakes also recorded stay safe Japan

[@Toysourboy]

I love how dudes are just sitting at their desk using their computers while this is happening.

[@jeremydabal9000]

I hope and pray for Japan 🙏🙏

[@Subawoooo]

That must be scary!

[@richardmann3396]

Peace to Japan

[@KingAsa5]

Hope everyone was fine.

[@beebee-pc6vn]

Frightening 😔

[@polkadotsuzanne9306]

Prayers for the people🙏🙏🙏

[@bob-thebuilder2898]

2:14 Now that's a very interesting song

[@evgeniynagornyak1150]

6 out of 10 ,counts as a mild

[@zedsharp1363]

REPENT and BELIEVE the GOSPEL

[@kinkin697]

Lanchiao hor likam

[@GM-zf6eq]

Amen

[@yuliati1521]

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[@MazinLuriahk]

luckily it's doesn't happened during the Olympics.. may all people safe..

[@Moodboard39]

Damn, surprised didn't get damaged

[@mikeomolt4485]

First reports suggest the people of Tokyo are shaken but not stirred. . .

[@isobelmiddleton6353]

The name's Bond.. Basildon Bond..

[@tedbell4416]

Cool glasses

[@stillmagic5969]

I see Japan getting hit with another 9.0 to a 9.8 earthquake between this year and 2023.

[@malpa2345]

Volcanoes and earthquakes. Earth is angry

[@fartimusmaximus8710]

@Adz there is no man in the clouds FFS

[@ashelyfag]

Pls use maske when helping ppl out of the rubble covid is real and contages

[@Sara-gl8ue]

The earth is releasing all the negative energy we've been putting out lately.

[@ViewByRay]

@Adz... lets be honest, Thor having a hissy fit

[@jhamer18]

It's natural fool been doing these things for millions of years

[@markuscorvinus6023]

Just a normal day in Japan.

[@abdulshohid162]

Not a problem most buildings have shock absorbers

[@rozm8754]

MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO YOU ALL.

[@theyes647]

They are fine lol, it’s Japan

[@anitagubalane7510]

There's no building collapse wanna nice structures.

[@DavidWoods-rk8st]

I pray for the people of Japan that they see throo all the earthquakes

[@maryrosehills3688]

I'm from L.A. I sure don't miss the Earthquakes.

[@irombeach]

@1:48 the earthquake was the minor problem!

[@jpbaje]

The Earth is alive

[@unknownerror294]

flat earth?

[@guff9567]

It's not the buildings swaying. It's the camera. What nitwits

[@divyanshus7646]

I felt it in Delhi India just now.

[@TheMRmatt007]

C'mon, For japan that's just a tickle...

[@aaliyahmasen]

I pray and hope that no one was injured in this earthquake. Please be safe everyone.

[@stephenriley2575]

This will become quite frequent and in countrys where it quite rare.

[@NVNYC12]

Why’s that?

[@safikaladgi9606]

@@NVNYC12 qiyamat is near

[@Solitude11-11]

Can only happen in places where the plates allow it to happen

Like a string of pearls falling...

[@pete26167]

Brace for impact 🌋🌊

[@som369som]

Jai Shri Krishna...

[@marksargent2440]

I hope and pray no one was harmed

[@phoenixkb134]

I pray no tsunami this time

[@NIGHTOWL-jf9zt]

This happened two days ago

[@keithsweat.2461]

みんな、きをつけてください！

[@kristoZen]

Imagine being in a virtual reality game standing up, jeez .. face plant the wall

[@stillmagic5969]

Thats an idea they should make a game.

[@benhardsim8629]

If this another country i think the damage will be more devastating

[@user-nn8nc1ss2q]

What is "shindo 5+"? There is "magnitude" in the world as an index showing the magnitude of an earthquake. However, the energy of an earthquake diminishes as it moves away from the epicenter. In other words, even with an energy (magnitude) earthquake, the damage situation differs depending on the region. Therefore, in Japan, the seismic intensity "shindo" scale is traditionally used. Up to "shindo4", the damage from the earthquake is unlikely. If it exceeds "shindo5", damage is expected to occur, but at "5" it is considered to be minor. Luckily, no one died and no one was seriously injured in the quake.

[@Tricket]

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

[@generaliroh842]

Find the nearest table lol

[@ellenaparicio5158]

That is the plates that are moving. We will soon have the New Madrid fault line break apart the United States, from New Orleans to Chicago area.

[@tedbell4416]

Baloney

[@aag7114]

San Andres will destroy all of California

[@giuseppersa2391]

And yet 30 million or so people choose to live there??????!!

[@TheMakoyou]

It's better than living in a world where you don't know when you're going to be shot or when you're going to be kidnapped. Natural disasters are a test given by the (Japanese) gods, but guns and kidnappings are the result of human malice. There are only about 10 kidnappings a year and only one or two gun crimes a year in Japan.

[@synjinkai2411]

What ninja skillz. Nothing collapsed.

[@eyepv4]

still have time to logout before they stand up.

[@sandybeaches3950]

I can deal with sway, just don't collapse.

[@hariedits1674]

If it's happened in China whole skyscrapers collapsed.

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

Only Godzilla can destroy Tokyo

[@cptmatiastorres741]

Only ultraman can save the world:v

[@DoneDunning]

Don't worry, it's just football. (Pockets £8,000,000) Is usually how it goes.

[@Doge00]

*Love japan from muslim world* *Best structural engineering greater than Burj Khalifa* 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

[@saurav6433]

Bro what is Muslim world?

[@user-zl7os7wr7c]

2:14 Some vocaloid song is playing at the bar, this is Japan no doubt.

[@sjsrana]

It was comming, remote viewing sees everything for benifit of humanity - sjsrana

[@Stratocaster_king]

HOW DOES AN EARTHQUAKE EFFECT AN AIRPLANE IT'S LITERALLY IN THE SKY IT IS NOT ON TECTONIC PLATES THERE IS NO SEISMIC WAVES IN THE SKY (correct me if I am wrong)

[@monomarino5349]

Can Godzilla be far behind?

[@alijama7501]

Eurocode 8 - Earthquake Engineering Design

[@topbestvideostoday6046]

it's better to watch cats than news

[@ikko4107]

No problem, no people died in this quake

[@richardfranc8512]

ISN’t it a daily occurrence in Tokyo?

[@edem4135]

yeah, but this was the biggest in 10 years after the 2011 big earthequake

[@yahae6673]

Daily occurence yes, but only small tremors or around 3-4 magnitude. Mostly wont notice, but this one was big as you can see and well last big earthquake in japan didn't end well.

[@Dan-jg7zl]

It was only a 6.1. Not worth posting really. Come back when its an 8 or 9.

[@user-vs2do1kb9h]

2:14 Vocaloid

[@michaelshaw8370]

Earthquake? Naw that was just Godzilla had a case of trapped wind

[@michaelshaw8370]

@Go To Channel [𝐋!𝐯𝐞 S.A.X] my original post was in no way intended to be disrespectful. If anyone was upset that was not my intent. Quite the opposite. Only in Japan could a 6-1 hit causing zero panic. With such relatively little damage. The damage being sorted out on the same day. No it’s the end of the world everyone is about to die! Mass panic is the true danger. No everyone cram into the lifts. Running out into traffic. Oh I will just stand right next to this very old very tall glass covered building. I will be totally safe and unharmed when shards of glass smash into me at speeds that will destroy a car like a sledgehammer hitting a raw hens egg. The hearts of the Japanese are a force of nature never to be underestimated by the ignorance or arrogance of others

[@user-fk7ug6mw4n]

providing electoricity to Shinkansen(=bullet train, ~0:54) is stopped automaticall when the big eartuquake occurs. Shinkansen is forced to stop. When not only the Tohoku-big earthquake(2011.3.11) but also this video's it happened, no one was killed by shinkansen thanks to this system.

[@brainstemriff]

"Suluuu he's the star of the show other guuuys just along for the ride"

[@iantrotman3832]

Definitely not goin' there ...

[@yvonnamit7772]

Lord calm the earth and calm the sea in jesus name.amen💋🙏

[@hiswillbedone642]

He is the one doing it.

[@sbad8612]

Japanese are Buddhists! Buddha saved them

[@nebula534]

That's impossible according to every geologist that lived.

[@ruready4jesus72]

Omg! How scary I'm in California I hate earthquakes 😳praying for the people in Tokyo 🙏

[@EYEONEVENTS]

another volcano in Japan soon

[@johnnyjai6804]

don't quake to explosion of nuclear power plants in Japan

[@Mdsde]

2:13 gumi??