Cameras capture the moment a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hits southwestern Japan, knocking out power to thousands of households.
The earthquake registers the highest possible level on Japan’s Shindo seismic intensity scale, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, and authorities have issued a tsunami warning.
Japan quake damage seen from the air
Kumamoto fire and police services are assessing damage from the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck southwestern Japan on July 28.
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A compilation of some big accounts posting about our dear Jimothy:
Government & institutions
The White House — “Jimothy spotted on the way to Washington D.C.” + image → https://t.co/UF65QEWRWx
NASA Earth — “Jimothy runs this city. 🦝” + ISS photo of Seattle, Ballard marked → https://t.co/1y3KWAmAUq
University of Washington — “Our newest honorary doctorate: Dr. Jimothy 🎓” → https://t.co/Rp4xqAlaaj
Seattle City Council (Alexis Mercedes Rinck) — Jimothy Summer proclamation, July 26 event in Ballard → https://t.co/ls2hYYTztj
Gaming
Minecraft — “Jimothy in Minecraft” + image → https://t.co/AXTJi79mJL
Xbox — “Jimothy, what are you doing on that ring?” → https://t.co/FDSfGVhe9b
World of Warcraft — “You asked, Jimothy answered. 🦝 Coming soon to Azeroth.” + video → https://t.co/Q8ai22VOeH
Old School RuneScape — “Jimothy 🦝❤️”, quoting Dexerto → https://t.co/RgaH08r332
Epic Games — “gonna tell my grandkids this was jimothy” → https://t.co/5XKpM6L0V4
Dungeons & Dragons — “A wild Jimothy appears!” + a follow-up stat block → https://t.co/XzSYV5Z2y9
Food & consumer brands
Wendy’s — “The animal is Jimothy” → https://t.co/8ZVjmqkL1L
Pizza Hut — “Jimothy, pspsps” + image → https://t.co/IDrMaecSXL
Jack in the Box — “jimothy 🤝 jibothy” + image → https://t.co/pKFEWpPUmA
Slim Jim — “Protect Jimothy at all costs”, commented on TikTok → https://t.co/687LgQZcCJ
LEGO — “Who else is ready for a Jimothy summer? ☀️” → https://t.co/D2zPQOuly8
Youtooz — plush pledge, 200 votes and they make him → https://t.co/brboXzldVa
Tech, media & travel
Google — search Easter egg: type his name, tap the paw, he runs across the screen
Roku — “Jimothy made it all the way to Roku City. 🦝” → https://t.co/1EIK1LK8qG
Reddit — on its own role in the virality, r/Seattle traffic and the new subreddit → https://t.co/4ONslW0XqX
United Airlines — “Rebranding to Jimothy Airlines 🦝” → https://t.co/Tfx8dtMuKU
Goodyear — the tire-tread PSA aimed at Seattle drivers → https://t.co/8534BMsljE
Sports
Seattle Mariners — #NewProfilePic for Jimothy → https://t.co/FJCI7iCdVQ (plus batting practice: /2078280723564503409, and the Salmon Run win)
MLB — “do you think they’re friends with Jimothy 🥹” + video → https://t.co/zStNUvA2FF
Crypto
Moonshot — $JIMOTHY / Jimothy Summer → https://t.co/RNut5jM5Pp
Merch
National Bobblehead Hall of Fame — six-inch limited edition, $30, ships December → https://t.co/EebmnrFHaI