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1. 獣耳会社ｗａｎ (wan@poa.st)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2024 16:38:31 JST 獣耳会社ｗａｎ
   Shindou 7 earthquake just hit the middle of Japan's north-western coastline. Tsunami alerts have just been upgraded to "large tsunami approaching".
   
   Immediate and urgent evacuation order in effect: 「津波！避難！」
   • 獣耳会社ｗａｎ (wan@poa.st)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2024 17:55:07 JST 獣耳会社ｗａｎ

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     Ten earthquakes/aftershocks have been recorded so far, ranging from Shindo 7 to Shindo 3.
     
     The Shindo scale (known outside Japan as the "Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale") is a method of reporting an earthquake's strength that categorizes an earthquake's intensity based on its actual felt effects: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Meteorological_Agency_seismic_intensity_scale
     
     Shindo 7 is the scale's highest level. The latter diagram (By Japan Meteorological Agency, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97264979) explains.
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   • 獣耳会社ｗａｎ (wan@poa.st)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2024 17:55:08 JST 獣耳会社ｗａｎ

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     Evacuation overlays on NHK's stream have upgraded to cycle 「大津波 / にげて！」 and 「HUGE TSUNAMI / ESCAPE」.
     
     Announcers are, in very direct Japanese, issuing orders to immediately flee to higher ground. "Do not give up. Escape now."
   • 獣耳会社ｗａｎ (wan@poa.st)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2024 20:35:51 JST 獣耳会社ｗａｎ

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     The NHK, of course, regularly drills their disaster response; they are so far bang on time. Coverage of the announcer from the studio in the earthquake's coverage area shakes from time to time as aftershocks pass through.
   • 獣耳会社ｗａｎ (wan@poa.st)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2024 20:35:51 JST 獣耳会社ｗａｎ

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     Another aftershock, this one at Shindo upper-5.
     
     Announcements continue to focus on the tsunami evacuation, repeatedly urging residents to not stop or become complacent under any circumstances.