00:00The earthquake in Myanmar has shaken the whole world.
00:08The skyscrapers have collapsed and more than 1,600 people have lost their lives due to the magnitude of the earthquake.
00:16Meanwhile, the Japanese government has issued an alert that has caused a ruckus all over the world.
00:21Japan has suspected a major earthquake and tsunami, i.e. a mega-quake, in the south.
00:27Such a tsunami will rise in the sea and wreak havoc in many countries.
00:30About 3 lakh people can lose their lives and a loss of $ 2 lakh crores, which is about half of the country's total GDP.
00:39Let me tell you that Japan has the highest number of earthquakes in the world.
00:43And the reason behind this is that Japan is a country that comes under the Ring of Fire zone,
00:47i.e. it is one of the most active earthquake zones in the world.
00:51According to the government, in the next few years, an earthquake of 8 to 9 magnitude can occur in an earthquake zone called Nankai Truffle.
00:58Nankai Truffle is located near the southwest Pacific coast of Japan and is a 900 km long area where the Philippine Sea Plate is sliding below the Eurasian Plate.
01:08According to scientists, every 100 to 150 years, a mega-earthquake occurs in this region, which can cause heavy destruction.
01:16The government has warned that the magnitude of the earthquake can be 9 here and more than 2 lakh houses can be destroyed by this earthquake and 2,98,000 people can lose their lives.
01:2773,000 people will die due to buildings and more than 9,000 people will die due to fire.
01:33In this, 13 lakh people may have to be thrown out of their homes and this will be 10% of Japan's total population.
01:40Japan is in the most dangerous zone in the world and there is an 80% chance of an earthquake of 8 to 9 magnitude in the sea area.
01:49A tsunami can occur in the sea due to a severe earthquake and the height of the waves can be more than 30 meters during this time.
01:55Let me tell you that last year Japan issued its first mega-earthquake warning when an earthquake of 7.1 magnitude was recorded on the banks of this region.
02:05It was said that there is a possibility of an earthquake of 9 magnitude in the Nankai Truffle.
02:10In 2011, an earthquake of 9 magnitude occurred in the northeastern region of Japan, after which more than 15,000 people lost their lives due to the tsunami and Fukushima nuclear plant accident.
02:22Some time ago, an earthquake was felt on the Kyushu and Shikoku islands of Japan, when its magnitude was measured at 7.1 on the Richter scale.
02:33In this earthquake, 16 people were injured and an alert was issued regarding the tsunami in Miyazaki, Kochi, Ihime, Kagoshima and Aita in the coastal areas.
02:4320 cm high waves were seen rising in the Miyazaki of Kyushu.
02:48After this incident, Japan Meteorological Agency issued a mega-quake alert for the first time.
02:55This is the first time in Japan that such an advisory has been issued.
02:59The center of this earthquake was far from the seabed and was about 25 km underground near the Nankai Truffle.
03:05There is a large fault zone below the Nankai Truffle.
03:08What is a mega-quake alert?
03:10According to weather scientists, earthquakes with a magnitude of 8 or more on the Richter scale have been classified as mega-quakes.
03:18Such a magnitude of an earthquake can cause devastation, and in such a condition, a mega-quake alert is issued.
03:24It is believed that such an earthquake occurs once every 100 years.
03:28Let's also know how an earthquake occurs.
03:31The main reason for an earthquake is the collision of plates inside the earth.
03:35There are 7 plates inside the earth that keep rotating continuously.
03:38When these plates collide at some place, a fault line zone is formed there.
03:43Then the corners of the surface turn, and due to the corners of the surface turning, pressure is created there and the plates start breaking.
03:50Due to the breakage of these plates, the inner energy finds a way out, due to which the earth moves, and we consider it an earthquake.
03:58Now let's know how the intensity of the earthquake is measured.
04:02An earthquake is measured on a Richter scale.
04:05It is called the Richter magnitude test scale.
04:08On the Richter scale, the earthquake is measured on a scale of 1 to 9, and the epicenter of the earthquake is measured.
04:15The intensity of the energy that comes out of the earth during the earthquake is measured.
04:21Now let's know how this can affect the financial markets.
04:25If there is a mega-quake in Japan, it can also have an impact on the financial markets.
04:30Japan is a big economic hub, and if there is destruction here, then the global stock market, yen currency, and supply chains can be impacted.
04:38Japanese yen can be weak, there can be heavy volatility in the stock market, and it can affect global chip and auto industries.
04:46Now in this case, investors will have to pay attention to what impact can be had on Japan-related stocks and commodities.
04:52There is a possibility that the demand for gold and safe haven assets will increase, and there may be a fluctuation in the Asian market.
04:58In this case, the advice of the experts is that investors should be diversified.
05:02Japanese companies and yen movements should be tracked.
05:05Gold and other safe assets should be kept in mind.
05:08So friends, Japan's warning cannot be ignored.
05:12Do you think you will see another mega-quake in the next few months or a few years?
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