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Time: 2023-05-26 10:03:24 (UTC)

Location: 35.518°N 140.519°E

Depth: 44.5 km

Preliminary impact data [1] appears to just cause mild shaking in Tokyo [2] and some alarms. Their early warning audible alerts are nice.

[1] - https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000k46f...

[2] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TKuzVnssOc [video compilation][14 mins]

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Caution, it is extremely insensitive to play the EEW alert tone in public, in Japan. You will receive a near-hostile response. Don't do it. Watch those videos in private, or with headphones.

Is it any more insensitive than watching any video in public without headphones? Myself I wouldn't ever do that with any video to begin with, so no need to do it for specific videos. Seems just like plain common courtesy.

Yes, there is a difference between playing random noise and playing the sound of an emergency warning system.

Just offshore from Kujūkuri Beach, it seems?

Looks very close to it.

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