A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s Fukushima province on February 13, 2021. Here are videos from social media. So scary!
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7.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Japan#quake pic.twitter.com/gVkbaL50cJ
— Ali Javed (@AliJaved29) February 13, 2021
FNNs live-cams caught the violent shaking .
— parallel_universe #GetVaccinated #MaskUp (@ignis_fatum) February 13, 2021
The first video is from Sendai central train station , the second is from the Sendai NewsCenter studio the third one is a footage of the Onagawa nuclear station. #Japan #earthquake #jishin pic.twitter.com/Qe8Jkp84QY
Wow! 7.1 Earthquake Hits Japan! pic.twitter.com/I2zIbMEmMJ
— The White Bookshelf (@white_bookshelf) February 13, 2021
Level 6 EARTHQUAKE in Japan. Was in Fukushima but still shook my home well ! pic.twitter.com/rZSJYiOA5K
— Mr Japan 🇯🇵 (@YLaylee) February 13, 2021
To my friends in Japan, please be safe!
Authorities said that there is no danger of a tsunami.
From Japan Times:
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake, which measured a strong 6 on the shindo (intensity) scale, was detected at a depth of 60 kilometers off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, on Saturday at 11:08 p.m.
There is currently no tsunami warning in effect.
As a precaution, those near coastal areas are advised to move to higher ground.
Update: The earthquake has been upgraded to a 7.3