Photos: 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan

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Japan earthquake — Japan earthquake This image taken in Hong Kong on January 1, 2024 shows a warning message on a screen from a live feed on NHK World asking people to evacuate from the area after a series of major earthquakes hit central Japan. A powerful 7.5 earthquake hit central Japan on January 1, the USGS said, prompting tsunami warnings and authorities to urge people in the area to move to higher ground. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) (Photo by MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images) (MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Japan earthquake — Japan earthquake JOETSU, JAPAN - JANUARY 01: Local people get evacuated to the shelter at Joetsushi Total Gymnastics on January 01, 2024 in Joetsu, Japan. A tsunami warning was issued for Japan's western coastline after a series of earthquakes, the biggest measuring around 7.4 magnitude, hit the areas around Toyama and Niigata in central Japan. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/Getty Images) (Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)

Japan earthquake — Japan earthquake JOETSU, JAPAN - JANUARY 01: Local people get evacuated to the shelter at Joetsushi Total Gymnastics on January 01, 2024 in Joetsu, Japan. A tsunami warning was issued for Japan's western coastline after a series of earthquakes, the biggest measuring around 7.4 magnitude, hit the areas around Toyama and Niigata in central Japan. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/Getty Images) (Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)

Japan earthquake — Japan earthquake JOETSU, JAPAN - JANUARY 01: Local people get evacuated to the shelter at Joetsushi Total Gymnastics on January 01, 2024 in Joetsu, Japan. A tsunami warning was issued for Japan's western coastline after a series of earthquakes, the biggest measuring around 7.4 magnitude, hit the areas around Toyama and Niigata in central Japan. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/Getty Images) (Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)

Japan Earthquake People receive extra edition of Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reporting the earthquakes Monday, Jan. 1, 2024 in Tokyo. Japan issued tsunami alerts and ordered evacuations following a series of earthquakes on Monday that started a fire and trapped people under rubble on the west coast of its main island. The headline reads " Ishikawa, earthquake intensity 7." (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) (Shuji Kajiyama)

January 01, 2024 at 6:06 am PST

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