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Serious earthquake in Japan...
« on: January 01, 2024, 11:49:05 AM »
Looks like a 7.6 quake hit the main island, accompanied with a tsunami warning.

Yikes. Welcome to 2024.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/japan-issues-tsunami-warnings-orders-evacuations-earthquakes
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Re: Serious earthquake in Japan...
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2024, 06:06:42 PM »
4 confirmed dead, could go up since they're still searching.
More than likely would have been a lot worse if it had happened in just about any other country, Japan does a good job of maintaining building codes for this.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12916539/Japan-braces-earthquakes-deadly-swarm-80-tremors-struck-one-day-trapping-victims-rubble-cutting-towns-triggering-tsunami-videos-scale-devastation.html
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Re: Serious earthquake in Japan...
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2024, 10:09:04 PM »
More pictures

Daylight reveals full destruction of Japan's deadly 7.6 magnitude earthquake with homes toppled, temples destroyed and white smoke rising from charred remains of buildings as country reels from 150 quakes in the last 24 hours: Death toll 'rises to 13'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12917773/Daylight-reveals-destruction-Japans-deadly-7-6-magnitude-earthquake-homes-toppled-temples-destroyed-white-smoking-rising-charred-remains-buildings-country-reels-150-quakes-24-hours.html
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