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Video shows New Year's Day quake in Japan, not tremor in August 2024

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Social media posts falsely link bowling alley video to 7.1 -magnitude earthquake that shook Japan in August 2024 .

Video shows people scrambling to find cover under tables in bowling alley.

Video in fact was shot during a 7.5 magnitude quake that shook central Japan in January 2024 .

No major damage was reported and only relatively minor tsunami waves lashed the coast.