Japanese earthquakes recreated in virtual reality are very terrifying

Above is the hypothetical impact of an earthquake in Japan. Screenshot: Professor Tomoki Itamiya Laboratory / YouTube

Earthquakes are part of life in Japan. They have been for thousands of years. But that doesn’t mean you get used to them, or that they don’t really remain intimidating.

In Japan, Professor Tomoki Itamiya of Aichi University of Technology has been specializing in computer modeling to simulate disasters in virtual reality, and it is hoped, in turn, to help prevent them. One measure pointed out is that furniture, especially bookshelves, need to be secured, so they don’t fall off. I learned this the hard way, but fortunately, no one in my family was hurt.

In the clips below, Professor Itamiya uses Japan Meteorological Agency data from the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake. In April of that year, Kumamoto was hit by a series of devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquakes. The 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes killed 273 people and injured 2,809. More than 44,000 thousand people were evacuated. The damage was costly and extensive, including to landmarks such as Kumamoto Castle.

Professor Itamiya’s VR clips show just how terrifying that experience is – and once again, they stress the importance of securing their furniture for those who live in earthquake-prone areas.

The clip above shows that even after securing the bookshelves, books can still fly around the room—which is definitely better than the other options. The ones below show that both the kitchen and classrooms can be dangerous places during earthquakes.

And here’s a model created using the dataset for the 2018 Osaka earthquake, which I experimented with myself.

Fortunately, my house was not damaged, no matter how damaged the home of friends and family. This earthquake, although not as powerful as the Kumamoto earthquake two years ago, left 4 dead, 15 consecutively injured, and 419 slightly injured.

For more virtual reality earthquake simulations, check out Professor Itamiya’s lab YouTube channel.

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