@@gingerelvira6587 what highway wouldn't have collapsed in such a strong earthquake? Plus those doesn't negate the fact that a lot of their structures were able to withstand such magnitude. Not to mention that it was repaired in just a fraction of time other countries would have taken
2 years later to this comment but I think it already had? Cause the 2011 earthquake biggest impact was at a different location, so they were being extra careful.
Japanese people are the most disciplined people in the world. Even with a scary incidence as an earthquake, they still are very organised and calm, as they get earthquake training from a young age, and have a strong sense of orderliness.
This shows the benefit of the earthquake training the Japanese people get starting in primary school and even before. It also shows how sensible they are and stayed calm, in fact treated it almost lightly. Much admiration to them, In fact the calmness of the Japanese clearly rubbed off onto the overseas tourists who also were calmed by this sign of sensible behaviour. I would have been wanting the toilet. LOL
Californians go through this too BUT there's a new #1 state for earthquakes and that is Oklahoma because of all the fracking going on & ruining their lands. I just somehow doubt they've initiated training yet because enough of them are small (for now) yet they still get a lot in the 4's with occasional 5's. Another area to watch out for is around Yellowstone. Great advanced critical thinking skills by our brain trusts & dotting the landscape around it with fracking also. If she blows I think she takes down a third of the US (which we know a lot would be thrilled)
It's that kind of world out there now. Get that selfie & your 15 minutes of fame posthumously. Kind of like the jet the woman almost got pulled out of on Southwest recently. Another guy thought they'd die so he started recording on his phone. Not funny...but still rotfl!
Japanese buildings are very well built and safe during large earthquakes. It is safer to stay inside buildings rather than rushing to outside. Particularly, schools and hospitals are the safest buildings to protect children and the vulnerable people. My brother was an architect, and he built many hospitals. During that large earthquake, he said that he was not worried at all but worrying about how to go back home since all the trains ware not running. All the bullet trains in the area came to a stop safely thanks to the latest technology. The system senses the first wave that travels faster than the main tremor, and issues a signal to stop the trains. As a result, no train was derailed. Japanese people stayed calm during this earthquake since they knew that most of the things will stand any large earth quakes. It is hard to believe that most of the building withstood the violent quake before they were destroyed by Tsunami.
There was a nearly warning. Most of cell phone users got an early warning a few seconds before. All the trains went into the emergency stop procedure. That few seconds before the large one was critical. It was not just one big earthquake. One earth quake triggered another one. That's why the quake lasted unusually long, and it became intense after the first shake.
@@ministryofanti-feminism1493 the us doesn't have to worry as much about earthquakes. Weather is our real threat, which we have pretty good warning systems for.
Thank you for your concern. Nine years later, reconstruction is progressing except for the region. Thank you to everyone who supported us! After the viral threat has passed Please come to Japan with peace of mind. ARIGATO！！
I love that guy at 3:13. I really would've needed that right about then. Thank you for uploading this, because it really shows us just how prepared these good people are for earthquakes.
I remember this so much. I got home turned the TV and saw Japan is having an earthquake and tsunami, and then my mom called from the office she said there’s a tsunami.... on the TV i can see people dying and I was just 2nd grade that time
Wolf With Attitude yeah, we heard through chatter about the power plant and at that point everyone's mission was to GTFO of there. I talked with one guy who was in the air at the time and was just coming in to land who had to land somewhere near and wait. He said he'd been on that plane for 28 hours!
Wow even though this was published in 2013 I am just seeing this in 2018. Japan has really trained their civilians on earthquake safety. I can't say California is trained as much. Good documenting.
Japanese tend to stay calm and proceed in an orderly fashion. If you compare this with the behaviour during the earth quake in Haiti, cultural differences couldn't be bigger. There, everybody started screaming and looting and create chaos. In Japan, even during the height of the crisis, everybody waited politely in line and stayed calm.
Andizu1 that's because in Haiti people aren't trained all their life for this kind of situation. Don't talk like Japanese people are superior because of culture. They are trained for that and the fact that Haiti people aren't doesn't make them any worse than any other race.
Carol Aparecida if the Japanese can learn how to respond, then the Haitians can too. But they didn't and still don't. So yes, in this aspect, Japan is superior to Haiti. Don't be so quick to pull the culture/race card.
Andizu1 it's not that they can't learn it, it's that they are not taught since they are kids like in japan. It's totally natural for human beings to freak out during a earthquake and it doesn't make some people superior to any other
Gareki no Kami how does looting and starting conflicts and fights help with the issues you mentioned? How does stealing a tv help with that? Nothing. I would totally get it if they stole food and water and such. But a tv?
But unlike European castles, Japanese buildings have a short lifespan before they are demolished. They are not built to last for centuries. Walls in Japanese buildings are paper thin too. But they are guaranteed to withhold earthquakes definitely.
Because they discovered that some constructions were not done well according to the Japanese construction rules, some had corrupted the local officials that time, but after they discovered that, they arrested them and made even tougher construction rules, and the result was what we saw in the last years in Japan, the buildings remain intact, that's what made the Kobe earthquake deadly.
Yamato 8125 Exactly, Japan laughed at California after the 1994 Northridge Earthquake until they had it for themselves a year later, they BEGGED California to learn how they make building codes from their new buildings, until then, Japan has had the most earthquake proof structures on the planet
While I know this was terrifying, I find it admirable that everyone kept their calm, sat on the ground, and rode out the earthquake. Sometimes the best action is to just sit there. Like someone mentioned in another comment, the unsung heroes are the engineers who built the airport to withstand such strong shaking.
I remember i was supposed to travel 3.12 but my bro told me to make it earlier so i got a 3.10 ticket, the next day i saw the news...was glad and sad at the same time
I find this earthquake especially interesting because of all the Americans who were in Japan at the time. You see so many recordings of the quakes uploaded to TH-cam by Americans who just happened to be in Japan at the time. Since this was 2011 and TH-cam was still sort of new, I can only imagine what it would be like seeing all of these videos being uploaded around the same time.
This is huge. A 9.1. With that kind of power released by the earth, Mexico with an 8, and falled apart. What a diference in culture excelence, of buildings and education.
Well, I'll assume that you know about the regulations when it comes to buildings in Mexico, they became important since 1985, the only thing that throws everything about it away is the lack of knowledge from people or not wanting to pay someone to design a house or building, so we get what we deserve for being like that (not all I'll say)
Just watching the video gives me anxiety, I'd be so scared I might have an actual heart attack. Still, I hope I get to visit Japan one day. My dream is to visit during their cherry blossom festival.
These people here were perfect. Sit down, maybe a bit closer too the verticle supports next time. Stay calm, be aware of what's above you and don't panic. The Japanese as well as us Californians go through earthquakes every year and most of us know how to ride them out but like in this airport. you have people from all around the world that may not have earthquakes where they live. These are the people that might ruin the calm so those are the ones you have to distract by talking to them and reassuring them everything will be fine. These people here were outstanding!
LOL, here in NYC, we had an earthquake, or more like a tremor, that lasted for a second or two and the news outlets here were covering it and talking about it non-stop it like Prince Charles and Lady Di's royal wedding.
They know how to earthquake a structure. At 6. ceiling panels hit the floor. Thumbs up I expected glass to start flying. And thumbs up to the People. For using Good Common Sense. Nobody panicked
I see some experienced foreigners on this video. My country is very seismic as well, so I recognize the cover-your-head protocol. Shout out to the structural engineers who worked on Japan's buildings. In my country we don't have that many good structures, but I'm going to Japan on an exchange program in two years, and this is certainly very calming. I trust I will be okay in case of an earthquake.
How ironic for me that I watch this on Feb. 9, 2018 the 47 anniversary of the San Fernando earthquake. Yea, went through that one and then Jan. 24, 1994. Nothing like a roller coaster to get you out of bed in the morning. We're over due here in So Cal for another big one. Maybe tomorrow!
I remember the February 9 one well.( I had already moved when the other big ones came in the 90's I think.) I was in Junior High at the time, I still have my old yearbook with pictures of the damage. What a terrifying morning. I still remember the awful noise bang bang bang bang. Just terrible. You don't seem to hear anything here at all. The aftershocks too..seemed to go on for months and months and every time we thought, oh no here it comes again. In my area many people were evacuated because they thought the Van Norman dam might break. Thank goodness it didn't. I can't believe how calm these people are, we all screamed our heads off.
I was in the '94 Northridge quake also.Terrifying! 4:17 am standing in the kitchen, then suddenly laying on my back in the pitch black. The sound stays with me... like a giant train!
In Japan all new buildings are constructed to withstand earthquakes. The airport would have been to the highest standard technology possible, very safe, probably safer than the guaranteed debris dropping outside. Although going outside in most other countrys is always protocol.
in my country perhaps all the employee has already gone home checking for their family, but look at this guys! damn... in the middle of all means communication cut off, they do stand still and not feel shaken
Hi, I’m Japanese and I was 4 years old when this happened. I guess I’m fluent in English because I lived in America before. I decided to write this because recent reports say that there’s going to be a very big earthquake coming up in Japan in the next 10 to 30 years. By the way I’m copying and pasting this to most of the Great East Japan Earthquake videos I can find, so that many people can read it :) 4 years old is the age when I was in preschool (or kindergarten?), and I was on my mom’s bicycle (in japan, there are these kinds of bicycles called mamachari that most moms with kids have, and they have seats where kids can sit at the back or the front). Anyways, I don’t remember what I saw or felt at that time because I was so young plus I was sleeping... but my mom recently told me that the utility poles were shaking sideways, even though we lived in a place that was about 400km (248.55 miles) away from where the earthquake occurred. and I think you guys know, but Japan suffers from A LOT of earthquakes. Earthquakes with the magnitude of 1 to 5 are quite normal for us because they happen all the time. But that doesn’t mean that we’re not scared of them. We definitely get scared and worried because we know big, tragic earthquakes can happen. Some people have traumas, because their mom, dad, sister, brother, grandma, grandpa, friend, or pet passed away from an earthquake. or maybe because they witnessed big earthquakes or tsunamis before. In this 3.11.2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, more than 22,000 people have been reported dead or missing. Every Japanese citizen pray and mourn the loss of the victims on March 11th. Humans actually lose their lives from natural disasters like this, and in this case of earthquakes, people can die from 1)drowning from tsunamis 2)hit/squashed by furniture that fell to the ground (suffocation) 3)burned to death (by fire) 4)other diseases caused when a person spends their time at the evacuation shelter too much (this especially happens to old people/ the elderly, because they often have chronic illnesses/diseases.) I don’t know where you’re from, but some of you might think “wow this is so scary, but big earthquakes won’t happen in my country. we’re totally fine.”. I know, I really know- that earthquakes are rare in some countries. But I feel like it’s still better to prepare for them. In Japan, buildings have become stronger than ever, and citizens have prepared things just in case. Most of us have emergency kits/bags to bring outside when disasters happen. In Tokyo Disneyland, all employees participate in evacuation drills that are held about once in two days. What I’m trying to say is, preparation is necessary.. but even if we prepare a lot, sometimes we can’t win against nature. Sorry for writing this long. Thank you for all of the support - with money, materials, or words - people all around the world have given us. STAY SAFE FROM COVID!!
I really love how they are still smiling and laughing even in an *earthquake* like seriously. I mean can the US give a little bit of a better warning? Japan warnings will say in their warning “Please remember the Great Japan Earthquake”, sorry if the name was wrong. I don’t know to much about it but, it actually makes -so;le remember the devastating event to make them actually protect the,selves. US be over here BEEEWEOOOOPPPPP BEWWWOOOOOOOPPPPPP.
Got back a week before the earthquake and I just knew something bad was going to happen, I kept telling my uncle and boyfriend that something isn’t right, can’t you feel these little tremors? They couldn’t feel them so I thought I was crazy... Turns out I wasn’t crazy.
watching this after hundreds quake hit my island lombok indonesia, killed atleast 500. we are now living in tends, we so afraid to get in the house, we re not well educated about earthquake n lot of people hav trauma
your government should teach you about safety during earthquake volcanos and tsunamis because your area produced the most catastrophic disaster in asia.
@@richardoedward7569 Our buildings in Indonesia is not like the ones in Japan, it can withstand small earthquake but not the big ones. Staying safe in a tsunami is not that hard since we have a lot of high ground.
Dublers i pondered the idea of high ground if the society lack basic understanding of emergency and evacuation procedure like boxing day tsunami so it will be hard because chaos and panic. your earthquake building only exist on high rise building in main cities. how about the smaller ones and most important residential? even a small quake can crack your building already.
@@richardoedward7569 I live in a small city, my house can withstand an small earthquake. Who said we lack basic understanding of evacuating? Alot of people died in the Palu tsunami because it was so sudden that it's hard to evacuate. Who doesn't panic if suddenly they hear a tsunami warning siren? When you panic you only think of saving your own life,not others. Where I live we all know when you hear a tsunami warning you should get to high ground, that's basic knowledge. Btw even if you evacuate safely but fate says you die today, then there's no escaping death
The earthquake resistant buildings must be really good. When I was in the RAF stationed in Akrotiri, Cyprus, we got earth tremors where it was totally impossible to stay on your feet. Admittedly I was working outside & experiencing the full effect
The real heartbreaking drama and tragedy concerning this eathquake was unfolding with mind blowing scenes of death and destruction from the tsunami happening in coastal communities to the north. With very limited time for assessment I don't think authorities fully appreciated the scope or magnitude of what they were dealing with until they were well into the thick of it.
It seems like a bad idea for people inside a shaking building to watch live coverage of other shaking interiors. Better to pay attention to your own current situation.
THAT is the beauty of it. Not sure which airport this is though. Not so near the epicenter I would think. Not at Sundii? (sp?) No talk of Tsunami here.
I live in the Philippines, its also an earthquake prone area and maybe a sight for a major earthquake M7.0 and above. Many newer buildings here are designed to the same or slightly lower tolerances as Japan has, many 90s buildings here have some earthquake resistance up to a ~M7.0. Though most buildings are either not in the standard or no earthquake proofing at all. Plus we still lack a significant earthquake detection and information distribution system like Japan with their EAS system. I have experienced up to a M5.6 earthquake before, calm and automatically went under our dining table. I always commend Japan on their systems when it comes to this.
I don't think all those alarms are loud and annoying enough. How exactly are overlapping blaring tones supposed to help? I guess they make everyone want to leave the building.
Alarm are meant to do that. Loud and blaring to let other people know something had happened. Warning them. Wake them up from stupor. Force them to think. Push their body to move. Probably.
No, this is Tokyo Narita airport. The one that got washed away was in Sendai. I saw it recently on TH-cam, in Japanese. Saw planes outside drifting away, all first floor under water level, workers calling out saying they're stuck & didn't know if they'll make it.
Was this Sendai Airport? Is there a warning system that goes out prior to an earthquake? The reason I say that is someone said 7.9 right as it was starting?
This is narita, not Sendai. There's TH-cam of Sendai airport being flooded, planes drifting in the tsunami. It was in Japanese.don't know if there's in English
You don't want to leave the building, because you're more likely to be killed by falling debris outside like falling glass and loose objects. Signs are also a huge hazzard, and sheet metal from signs can do some serious damage. You're better to get under something and wait it out inside the building. I really hope you don't have to learn that the hard way.
I’d feel far more safe in that building than being outside, Japan’s buildings (especially the Tokyo airport are designed on a fluid joint shock absorber system to keep that building up in an earthquake
![Tsunami, Great East Japan Earthquake, Sendai airport, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan [11 Mar 2011]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/mk68bZ701s0/mqdefault.jpg)
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This video is also a tribute to Japanese earthquake resistant building code standards.
Right for example the miles of elevated highway that collapsed
@@gingerelvira6587 what highway wouldn't have collapsed in such a strong earthquake? Plus those doesn't negate the fact that a lot of their structures were able to withstand such magnitude. Not to mention that it was repaired in just a fraction of time other countries would have taken
@@gingerelvira6587 if it were United States, it would not be miles, it would be entire highways that would have been collapsed.
ginger elvira don't be negative . This was a major major earthquake ....
@@gingerelvira6587 That's the one in 1995. They improved the restriction after that.
_The real heroes here are the _*_structural engineers_*
So true.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👷🏻♂️👷🏻♀️🏗️
Okay weeb
@GuitarTee ROBLOX Bruh, it's 2020 that's a dead meme.
@GuitarTee ROBLOX No shit
at this point they didn't know that this was one of the most catastrophic earthquakes...
Ka Dz 😢 true though
Or about what came next
@@realrosesarered5618 This video was taken before the Tsunami, I assume?
2 years later to this comment but I think it already had? Cause the 2011 earthquake biggest impact was at a different location, so they were being extra careful.
i am a civil engineer
and I salute japanese engineers ..
respect man..
Japanese people are the most disciplined people in the world. Even with a scary incidence as an earthquake, they still are very organised and calm, as they get earthquake training from a young age, and have a strong sense of orderliness.
Japan. The only place where you can buy used underwear from a vending machine.
@@MiddlePath33 how'd u know? Tried one?
RaemundVP they have a lot of earthquakes there I heard
theyre used to the earthquake
Mary Ratliff do you have something against Japan or what’s up
That's a well built airport! Not a thing broke or fell and the people were so calm. Impressive.
This shows the benefit of the earthquake training the Japanese people get starting in primary school and even before. It also shows how sensible they are and stayed calm, in fact treated it almost lightly. Much admiration to them, In fact the calmness of the Japanese clearly rubbed off onto the overseas tourists who also were calmed by this sign of sensible behaviour. I would have been wanting the toilet. LOL
Californians go through this too BUT there's a new #1 state for earthquakes and that is Oklahoma because of all the fracking going on & ruining their lands. I just somehow doubt they've initiated training yet because enough of them are small (for now) yet they still get a lot in the 4's with occasional 5's. Another area to watch out for is around Yellowstone. Great advanced critical thinking skills by our brain trusts & dotting the landscape around it with fracking also. If she blows I think she takes down a third of the US (which we know a lot would be thrilled)
Hysteria breeds hysteria
That one guy in the front was taking a selfie! Wow!
It's that kind of world out there now. Get that selfie & your 15 minutes of fame posthumously. Kind of like the jet the woman almost got pulled out of on Southwest recently. Another guy thought they'd die so he started recording on his phone. Not funny...but still rotfl!
Its also a salute to their building ability. They have made the newer buildings pretty much earthquake proof.
Whoever posted this, I want to Thank you for this posting. I would have never seen the intensity had this not been put on the internet.
Thoma Startu thanks for watching and leaving a comment! Im glad I had my camera handy to capture it!
That old man, first thing he does is cover his head. Not his first rodeo.
billy 626 what?
@@quiensabexd5656 that he has been through this before (earthquake)
Antonieta Ovalle ohhh ok
Esperá, hablas español? We
Antonieta Ovalle que????
Looks like the airport is built very well and up to standard
Japanese buildings are very well built and safe during large earthquakes. It is safer to stay inside buildings rather than rushing to outside. Particularly, schools and hospitals are the safest buildings to protect children and the vulnerable people. My brother was an architect, and he built many hospitals. During that large earthquake, he said that he was not worried at all but worrying about how to go back home since all the trains ware not running. All the bullet trains in the area came to a stop safely thanks to the latest technology. The system senses the first wave that travels faster than the main tremor, and issues a signal to stop the trains. As a result, no train was derailed. Japanese people stayed calm during this earthquake since they knew that most of the things will stand any large earth quakes. It is hard to believe that most of the building withstood the violent quake before they were destroyed by Tsunami.
Yeah, unlike China, Italy, and Iran
@@abducco3110 unlike Algeria too
Et la Turquie aussi !
Why can the US be this efficient? That was some massive early warning. Japan has got it all figured out.
Race, is the reason. It is in the Japanese genetics, in their soul.
There is an early warning system in California.
There was a nearly warning. Most of cell phone users got an early warning a few seconds before. All the trains went into the emergency stop procedure. That few seconds before the large one was critical. It was not just one big earthquake. One earth quake triggered another one. That's why the quake lasted unusually long, and it became intense after the first shake.
@@ministryofanti-feminism1493 the us doesn't have to worry as much about earthquakes. Weather is our real threat, which we have pretty good warning systems for.
@@ministryofanti-feminism1493 education
Thank you for your concern. Nine years later, reconstruction is progressing except for the region.
Thank you to everyone who supported us!
After the viral threat has passed
Please come to Japan with peace of mind. ARIGATO！！
Yes.
And now an earth quick happened and it delayed attack on titan 😢😢😢
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3:17 on the clock, three minutes later, about 20,000 people died at the coastal area 😔.
Nothing fell from the ceiling...anywhere...
Sleeping Backbone Japan is one of the most Earthquake prone country, most of the building there is built to be Earthquake proof.
BluePeach 0214 it’s crazy
Japan has the most advanced and powerful earthquake and tsunami detection equipment in the world despite most walls in the country being paper thin
I love that guy at 3:13. I really would've needed that right about then. Thank you for uploading this, because it really shows us just how prepared these good people are for earthquakes.
Heather stubbs thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
My pleasure.
Heather stubbs what did he did?
We just had an earthquake in LA 3.6 i cant imagine the chaos of 9.0. The people here are not as disciplined as Japan.
I remember this so much. I got home turned the TV and saw Japan is having an earthquake and tsunami, and then my mom called from the office she said there’s a tsunami.... on the TV i can see people dying and I was just 2nd grade that time
Wolf With Attitude yeah, we heard through chatter about the power plant and at that point everyone's mission was to GTFO of there. I talked with one guy who was in the air at the time and was just coming in to land who had to land somewhere near and wait. He said he'd been on that plane for 28 hours!
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looters will loot
No joke when an earthquake happens in school we would gather up and bet how big the earthquake was
Wow, 2018, and I have never come across this one of Japan. Thanks for sharing.
It is just insane how long it lasted....
About 6 minutes
Subduction earthquakes are noted for that, especially if it works its way all up and down the margin.
いくら空港ターミナルが安全だと言っても日本の建物だから笑い声出てるみたいですけど地震のない国の乗客からしたらとんでもない体験だと思う。
なんで皆everybody okey?で笑ったんだろう？
なんかのジョークかな？
@@COM-ur5ko 多分状況に合わないことを言ったからかな？ 後から撮影者が「外行きたーい」って言ってたし。それか急な優しさに笑ったか。
A coworker's fiance was working at a fish company in the area. It was two agonizing days before he could talk to her to know she was ok. Scary stuff
Wow even though this was published in 2013 I am just seeing this in 2018. Japan has really trained their civilians on earthquake safety. I can't say California is trained as much. Good documenting.
California was trained before Japan, California actually TAUGHT Japan how to use building codes, and Japan NAILED IT
@@abducco3110 If that was the case, then Japan kicked California's ass, because after all this time we are still not ready...
We experience regular earthquakes in New Zealand and you do become used to them at some level, always unpleasant though.
Wow 😮 I didn't know there were earthquakes in New Zealand too
@@kalina2958 New Zealand is on the ring of fire which is the Pacific plate that Japan,New Zealand and California
I just love how everyone is so calm, in my country we instinctively run to somewhere safe because we are used to them but this is just insane.
Japanese tend to stay calm and proceed in an orderly fashion. If you compare this with the behaviour during the earth quake in Haiti, cultural differences couldn't be bigger. There, everybody started screaming and looting and create chaos. In Japan, even during the height of the crisis, everybody waited politely in line and stayed calm.
Andizu1 that's because in Haiti people aren't trained all their life for this kind of situation. Don't talk like Japanese people are superior because of culture. They are trained for that and the fact that Haiti people aren't doesn't make them any worse than any other race.
Carol Aparecida if the Japanese can learn how to respond, then the Haitians can too. But they didn't and still don't. So yes, in this aspect, Japan is superior to Haiti. Don't be so quick to pull the culture/race card.
Andizu1 it's not that they can't learn it, it's that they are not taught since they are kids like in japan. It's totally natural for human beings to freak out during a earthquake and it doesn't make some people superior to any other
Carol Aparecida freaking out and being scared is normal, agreed.
Looting and getting into fights and clashing with the police isn't in my opinion.
Gareki no Kami how does looting and starting conflicts and fights help with the issues you mentioned? How does stealing a tv help with that? Nothing. I would totally get it if they stole food and water and such. But a tv?
Japan buildings are built like European castles. Standing through everything 💁
But unlike European castles, Japanese buildings have a short lifespan before they are demolished. They are not built to last for centuries. Walls in Japanese buildings are paper thin too. But they are guaranteed to withhold earthquakes definitely.
Its so amazing that they are remaining so calm.
I thought the same. Then again, I wouldn't want to lose my spot in line.
Because they discovered that some constructions were not done well according to the Japanese construction rules, some had corrupted the local officials that time, but after they discovered that, they arrested them and made even tougher construction rules, and the result was what we saw in the last years in Japan, the buildings remain intact, that's what made the Kobe earthquake deadly.
For the Japanese, earthquakes are they everyday life
@@Yamato-tp2kf if i were there I would run as fast as I can lol
Yamato 8125 Exactly, Japan laughed at California after the 1994 Northridge Earthquake until they had it for themselves a year later, they BEGGED California to learn how they make building codes from their new buildings, until then, Japan has had the most earthquake proof structures on the planet
While I know this was terrifying, I find it admirable that everyone kept their calm, sat on the ground, and rode out the earthquake. Sometimes the best action is to just sit there. Like someone mentioned in another comment, the unsung heroes are the engineers who built the airport to withstand such strong shaking.
7:30 I'm on my tablet watching cellphone footage of a tv showing cellphone footage.
I remember i was supposed to travel 3.12 but my bro told me to make it earlier so i got a 3.10 ticket, the next day i saw the news...was glad and sad at the same time
Japanese people are taught how to deal with earthquakes, and do the earthquake drill once a year at least.
How far was this airport from the epicenter? It is incredible how this earthquake, one of the largest, did not make any glass break! 🤯
The epicenter was off the coast of Miyagi which is two hours north of Tokyo.
@@nishinasuno Wow!!! It was more or less close and yet no glass broke with such magnitude!
Definitely, japanese engineers are the best! 💪
Yes its safe to take a poop and not worry bout anything except poop flinging back at you.
I find this earthquake especially interesting because of all the Americans who were in Japan at the time. You see so many recordings of the quakes uploaded to TH-cam by Americans who just happened to be in Japan at the time. Since this was 2011 and TH-cam was still sort of new, I can only imagine what it would be like seeing all of these videos being uploaded around the same time.
This is huge. A 9.1. With that kind of power released by the earth, Mexico with an 8, and falled apart. What a diference in culture excelence, of buildings and education.
Well, I'll assume that you know about the regulations when it comes to buildings in Mexico, they became important since 1985, the only thing that throws everything about it away is the lack of knowledge from people or not wanting to pay someone to design a house or building, so we get what we deserve for being like that (not all I'll say)
Just watching the video gives me anxiety, I'd be so scared I might have an actual heart attack. Still, I hope I get to visit Japan one day. My dream is to visit during their cherry blossom festival.
Watching these 9.0 earthquake videos is so calming in 2020.
These people here were perfect. Sit down, maybe a bit closer too the verticle supports next time. Stay calm, be aware of what's above you and don't panic.
The Japanese as well as us Californians go through earthquakes every year and most of us know how to ride them out but like in this airport. you have people from all around the world that may not have earthquakes where they live.
These are the people that might ruin the calm so those are the ones you have to distract by talking to them and reassuring them everything will be fine. These people here were outstanding!
LOL, here in NYC, we had an earthquake, or more like a tremor, that lasted for a second or two and the news outlets here were covering it and talking about it non-stop it like Prince Charles and Lady Di's royal wedding.
They know how to earthquake a structure. At 6. ceiling panels hit the floor. Thumbs up I expected glass to start flying. And thumbs up to the People. For using Good Common Sense. Nobody panicked
I have witnessed and will remember that day for a very long time. Was in the shower when it happened for me.
1:07 the guy checking his phone is me.
Lol...you seem so calm! Did you get any signal? Haha
Faith Rada I don't think they meant it was actually them, just that they would be on their phone during an earthquake lol
They mentioned the Christchurch earthquake I was in that!!
Alys S we are still here, and still shaking.
Now da shootingd
I see some experienced foreigners on this video. My country is very seismic as well, so I recognize the cover-your-head protocol. Shout out to the structural engineers who worked on Japan's buildings. In my country we don't have that many good structures, but I'm going to Japan on an exchange program in two years, and this is certainly very calming. I trust I will be okay in case of an earthquake.
How ironic for me that I watch this on Feb. 9, 2018 the 47 anniversary of the San Fernando earthquake. Yea, went through that one and then Jan. 24, 1994. Nothing like a roller coaster to get you out of bed in the morning. We're over due here in So Cal for another big one. Maybe tomorrow!
I remember the February 9 one well.( I had already moved when the other big ones came in the 90's I think.) I was in Junior High at the time, I still have my old yearbook with pictures of the damage. What a terrifying morning. I still remember the awful noise bang bang bang bang. Just terrible. You don't seem to hear anything here at all. The aftershocks too..seemed to go on for months and months and every time we thought, oh no here it comes again. In my area many people were evacuated because they thought the Van Norman dam might break. Thank goodness it didn't. I can't believe how calm these people are, we all screamed our heads off.
I was in the '94 Northridge quake also.Terrifying! 4:17 am standing in the kitchen, then suddenly laying on my back in the pitch black. The sound stays with me... like a giant train!
I wouldn't have thought it was safe indoors, but I know nothing at all really about earthquakes, this is so scary
In Japan all new buildings are constructed to withstand earthquakes. The airport would have been to the highest standard technology possible, very safe, probably safer than the guaranteed debris dropping outside. Although going outside in most other countrys is always protocol.
I think that engineers here in America can learn a thing or 2 from the engineers from Japan
in my country perhaps all the employee has already gone home checking for their family, but look at this guys! damn... in the middle of all means communication cut off, they do stand still and not feel shaken
Hi, I’m Japanese and I was 4 years old when this happened.
I guess I’m fluent in English because I lived in America before.
I decided to write this because recent reports say that there’s going to be a very big earthquake coming up in Japan in the next 10 to 30 years.
By the way I’m copying and pasting this to most of the Great East Japan Earthquake videos I can find, so that many people can read it :)
4 years old is the age when I was in preschool (or kindergarten?), and I was on my mom’s bicycle (in japan, there are these kinds of bicycles called mamachari that most moms with kids have, and they have seats where kids can sit at the back or the front).
Anyways, I don’t remember what I saw or felt at that time because I was so young plus I was sleeping... but my mom recently told me that the utility poles were shaking sideways, even though we lived in a place that was about 400km (248.55 miles) away from where the earthquake occurred.
and I think you guys know, but Japan suffers from A LOT of earthquakes. Earthquakes with the magnitude of 1 to 5 are quite normal for us because they happen all the time.
But that doesn’t mean that we’re not scared of them. We definitely get scared and worried because we know big, tragic earthquakes can happen. Some people have traumas, because their mom, dad, sister, brother, grandma, grandpa, friend, or pet passed away from an earthquake. or maybe because they witnessed big earthquakes or tsunamis before.
In this 3.11.2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, more than 22,000 people have been reported dead or missing.
Every Japanese citizen pray and mourn the loss of the victims on March 11th.
Humans actually lose their lives from natural disasters like this, and in this case of earthquakes, people can die from
1)drowning from tsunamis
2)hit/squashed by furniture that fell to the ground (suffocation)
3)burned to death (by fire)
4)other diseases caused when a person spends their time at the evacuation shelter too much (this especially happens to old people/ the elderly, because they often have chronic illnesses/diseases.)
I don’t know where you’re from, but some of you might think “wow this is so scary, but big earthquakes won’t happen in my country. we’re totally fine.”. I know, I really know- that earthquakes are rare in some countries. But I feel like it’s still better to prepare for them. In Japan, buildings have become stronger than ever, and citizens have prepared things just in case. Most of us have emergency kits/bags to bring outside when disasters happen. In Tokyo Disneyland, all employees participate in evacuation drills that are held about once in two days.
What I’m trying to say is, preparation is necessary.. but even if we prepare a lot, sometimes we can’t win against nature.
Sorry for writing this long.
Thank you for all of the support - with money, materials, or words - people all around the world have given us.
STAY SAFE FROM COVID!!
Whoever build that building DAMN YOU ARE SO SMART! I hope I can build like this too, for Mindanao.
Actually, I missed that time. Thank you for the 3:06 time, Kelley Broussard. I misread the time, because that was when I paused it.
those planes bouncing was cool, but those alarms are awful!
0:43 how did they know the magnitude before they felt the full quake? does the shockwave really move that slow?
I really love how they are still smiling and laughing even in an *earthquake* like seriously. I mean can the US give a little bit of a better warning? Japan warnings will say in their warning “Please remember the Great Japan Earthquake”, sorry if the name was wrong. I don’t know to much about it but, it actually makes -so;le remember the devastating event to make them actually protect the,selves. US be over here BEEEWEOOOOPPPPP BEWWWOOOOOOOPPPPPP.
The Japanese earthquake & disaster warning & management system is the most advanced in this world.
Got back a week before the earthquake and I just knew something bad was going to happen, I kept telling my uncle and boyfriend that something isn’t right, can’t you feel these little tremors? They couldn’t feel them so I thought I was crazy... Turns out I wasn’t crazy.
watching this after hundreds quake hit my island lombok indonesia, killed atleast 500. we are now living in tends, we so afraid to get in the house, we re not well educated about earthquake n lot of people hav trauma
You would not be 'normal' if you had no trauma after what you all went through. God bless...I hope you can rebuild.
your government should teach you about safety during earthquake volcanos and tsunamis because your area produced the most catastrophic disaster in asia.
@@richardoedward7569 Our buildings in Indonesia is not like the ones in Japan, it can withstand small earthquake but not the big ones. Staying safe in a tsunami is not that hard since we have a lot of high ground.
Dublers i pondered the idea of high ground if the society lack basic understanding of emergency and evacuation procedure like boxing day tsunami so it will be hard because chaos and panic. your earthquake building only exist on high rise building in main cities. how about the smaller ones and most important residential? even a small quake can crack your building already.
@@richardoedward7569 I live in a small city, my house can withstand an small earthquake. Who said we lack basic understanding of evacuating? Alot of people died in the Palu tsunami because it was so sudden that it's hard to evacuate. Who doesn't panic if suddenly they hear a tsunami warning siren? When you panic you only think of saving your own life,not others. Where I live we all know when you hear a tsunami warning you should get to high ground, that's basic knowledge. Btw even if you evacuate safely but fate says you die today, then there's no escaping death
Amazing how these people reacted to the earthquake in the back my mind I’ve seen all the tsunami tapes and I wonder if these people got the Highground
The Tsunami did not reach Tokyo... it was further north that got hit really bad.
I noticed everyone glanced at the stretcher along the wall and hurriedly looked away...premonition.
Kathy Bradbury what does it mean?
Which part of Japan was this
If this would’ve been LAX it would’ve been a whole different story 🏃🏻♂️🏃🏻♀️
I’d stay at the 30th floor during an earthquake like this in Japan rather than in my house at the 3th floor during a way less strong earthquake.
The 3 "C's" from Japan: Cool Calm Collected. Visitors from other Countries were probably thinking "Could This Be Godzilla After All"??....
im not from japan but itrust how japanese do their construction.,, building, houses and yeah airport so i think its safe..
If this took place in the west I am very sure people would be trampled and deaf from all the unnecessary screaming
The earthquake resistant buildings must be really good. When I was in the RAF stationed in Akrotiri, Cyprus, we got earth tremors where it was totally impossible to stay on your feet. Admittedly I was working outside & experiencing the full effect
Watching From The Philippines!! 🇵🇭
遊園地のアトラクションに乗ったみたいな揺れだな
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The real heartbreaking drama and tragedy concerning this eathquake was unfolding with mind blowing scenes of death and destruction from the tsunami happening in coastal communities to the north. With very limited time for assessment I don't think authorities fully appreciated the scope or magnitude of what they were dealing with until they were well into the thick of it.
Must be horrifying for people who are in the middle of doing it (ehem) and the ones who are still pooping
Amazing how calm these people were during an 8.9-magnitude quake. I would probably scream my ass off if I was there...
It seems like a bad idea for people inside a shaking building to watch live coverage of other shaking interiors. Better to pay attention to your own current situation.
How is everyone so frickin calm?
Glory to the Japanese builders!
R.I.p those people who died in this massive earthquake
Well after 88,000 + views you can take out the "Never before seen" part.. Thanks for posting it.
Oddly enough... I had never seen this .. I was surprised.
貴重な映像をありがとうございます！
皆さん無事で良かったですね。今どうされているんでしょうか。
Is it me, or is this video just a bunch of people waiting in line at the airport. I see no panic or concern.
THAT is the beauty of it. Not sure which airport this is though. Not so near the epicenter I would think. Not at Sundii? (sp?) No talk of Tsunami here.
I live in the Philippines, its also an earthquake prone area and maybe a sight for a major earthquake M7.0 and above.
Many newer buildings here are designed to the same or slightly lower tolerances as Japan has, many 90s buildings here have some earthquake resistance up to a ~M7.0.
Though most buildings are either not in the standard or no earthquake proofing at all.
Plus we still lack a significant earthquake detection and information distribution system like Japan with their EAS system.
I have experienced up to a M5.6 earthquake before, calm and automatically went under our dining table.
I always commend Japan on their systems when it comes to this.
Yes I live in Philippines I experienced a strong earthquake since 2019 in a building and it's like Japan talaga I promise
Where do you go?
People at the airport were elevated on a platform so their shock was smooth and more safe than being on ground or solid buildings
I don't think all those alarms are loud and annoying enough. How exactly are overlapping blaring tones supposed to help? I guess they make everyone want to leave the building.
Alarm are meant to do that. Loud and blaring to let other people know something had happened.
Warning them. Wake them up from stupor. Force them to think. Push their body to move. Probably.
I had a question was this tje airport that got washed away just wondering cuz if so all those people..
I was thinking the same thing... it MUST have been a different airport.
No, this is Tokyo Narita airport. The one that got washed away was in Sendai. I saw it recently on TH-cam, in Japanese. Saw planes outside drifting away, all first floor under water level, workers calling out saying they're stuck & didn't know if they'll make it.
Was this Sendai Airport? Is there a warning system that goes out prior to an earthquake? The reason I say that is someone said 7.9 right as it was starting?
Khataroo yes japan has an early warning system so the further away from the epicenter the more time they have for a warning
This was not the Sendai Airport. It washed away and killed the people inside because of the tsumami.
This is narita, not Sendai. There's TH-cam of Sendai airport being flooded, planes drifting in the tsunami. It was in Japanese.don't know if there's in English
How calm they were 😵😵
Were is this airport?
Maybe Narita Airport
that shake went for ages
Wow, nice they received warning!
I’d be like please check the runways for any cracks so we can take off please!
Godzilla passing by 😂
Ive never been in a earthquake and I live in a state that I guess has never or rarely gets earthquakes
Pretty good in NYC but bad at the same time
They're scary, nowhere to hide from the shaking! I live in the ring of fire, Seattle, WA
Why stay in a building during an earthquake? Go outside where nothing can fall on you.
What did you use to record this, please?
Heather stubbs a Canon 60d
wow! that book almost fell over.... scary... my heart almost skipped a beat almost... 😴
NO DAMAGE AT ALL, NOT LIKE HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES SOME CONTRACTORS HERE WERE USING SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS. SAD TO SAY😢
Eloisa Candelaria hopefully this kind of technology will become the standard in countries where there are many earthquakes.
These people did what you are supposed to do. You don't run outside but sit on the floor and ride it out.
How come they didn't leave the building?
During an earthquake of this intensity, it is nearly impossible to stand or walk. You just have to wait for it to die down to be able to evacuate
stephen john gray Actually it’s safer inside because outside there is an increased risk of buildings collapsing on you.
Because their buildings are made to withstand earthquakes. It's older homes and offices you'd want to be careful of.
You don't want to leave the building, because you're more likely to be killed by falling debris outside like falling glass and loose objects. Signs are also a huge hazzard, and sheet metal from signs can do some serious damage. You're better to get under something and wait it out inside the building. I really hope you don't have to learn that the hard way.
I’d feel far more safe in that building than being outside, Japan’s buildings (especially the Tokyo airport are designed on a fluid joint shock absorber system to keep that building up in an earthquake
OMG did they just land in Japan??? If so I feel so sorry for them
Lucky u didnt went in the danger zone this was like 6 magnitude the danger zone was like 9 which can destroyed buildings easily
I live in Alaska we have a lot too but not long like that. I always run even though I know I shouldnt
this was the haneda wasn’t it? I’m kind of recognizing the pattern of the building but I’m not sure of it’s the haneda ..
Narita.