Japan Braces for Mega-Quake After 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake

0:00A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit off Northern Japan on Monday, sparking a quick tsunami alert and a warning about a higher chance of a mega-quake along the coast. Officials from the Cabinet Office and Japan Meteorological Agency bumped the odds to 1% for a massive shaker in the next week, up from the usual 0.1% near the Chishima and Japan trenches. They stressed it's not a prediction, just a call to action for folks in 182 towns on the north-eastern coast to gear up while. Keeping life normal. Prime Minister Senai Takaiji told everyone to double-check shelters, evacuation paths, emergency food, and grab bags. One person in Iomori got her falling during the shake. Bullet trains ground to a halt straining passengers and over 170,000. People across five northern prefectures got shelter advice, but no major damage reported. The tsunami threat passed fast, nuclear plants checked out fine, and this echoes the second advisory in months after December 7.5 quake.

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