2011 Video of Japan Earthquake Resurfaced

Misbar investigated the viral video and found the claim to be misleading.

After conducting a thorough reverse image search, Misbar’s team found that the video dates back to 2011.

This Video Shows the 2011 Japan Earthquake

The circulating video shows the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

ANNnewsCH, a YouTube channel, published the video on January 17, 2020. According to the translated video’s title, the video was shot at Sendai International Airport, and it shows the earthquake that hit Japan on March 11, 2011.

On February 13, 2020, the same video was uploaded to a published article about the 2011 Japan earthquake.

A 9.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hit Japan on 2011

On March 11, 2011, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake in the Japan Trench occurred off the northeastern coast of Honshu.

Within a short time of the earthquake, a tsunami that was caused by it reached the coast, destroying sea walls and shutting down three nuclear reactors in a matter of days.

Over 18,000 people died as a result of the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami.

The devastating earthquake was one of the largest magnitude earthquakes recorded in the world since 1900, and it was the largest magnitude ever recorded in Japan.

A 6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Struck Japan on 2023

On February 25, 2023, authorities reported that a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, but no tsunami warning was issued.

The National Research Center for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience estimates that the earthquake occurred 61 kilometers (38 miles) offshore of the Nemuro peninsula (NIED).

No injuries or damage were reported immediately.

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