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Original title at time of posting:

Powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan, tsunami alert issued

Additional Links:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/magnitude-7-4-earthquake-hits-northeast-japan/106585552

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/japan-earthquake-tsunami-warning-hokkaido/

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[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

All tsunami alerts have since been downgraded to advisories.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

I have updated the title to the latest version in the link

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Oh man, i hope everyone is ok 🙏

[–] diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Am I just being fed YouTube algorithm lately or have there really been a lot of seismic activity lately

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Definitely hope everyone in the area stays safe… couldn’t help but think how crazy it would be for an earthquake in northwest Indian Ocean right now

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Will this affect the UK by any chance?

[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A bit, there will be more talk about earthquakes and less about immigrants on the telly today.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

but only if you have the requisite television loicense

[–] Pistcow@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Maybe of it was a 10.0