A Facebook (FB) video claimed that a tsunami occurred after the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan on Jan. 1. This is not true. The original clip was taken by TV Asahi following a 9.0 earthquake that hit northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011.
Uploaded by FB page Pitikniboy BLOG, the erroneous video received around 22,500 interactions.
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Sources
Japan Ministry of Defense official website, 令和６年能登半島地震に係る災害派遣について, Jan. 7, 2024
Keatonatron1 YouTube channel, Japan Tsunami Footage 2011, March 14, 2011
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