This video shows a compilation of emergency alerts on cell phones, televisions and radios around the world. Please note that this video may contain unsettling sounds or visuals.
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I'm sometimes scared for my phone to have an emergency alert, or a test in the middle of the night. The main reason is because, the alert sound will scare the crap out of me at night, so I instead plug in my phone somewhere further away from me to charge.
I had a phone alert today in Lithuania. It was terrifying. We were all notified of a supercell storm head towards Vilnius. I was so terrified when the alert sounded.
For those curious on how the Japanese alert systems work: for phones, it’s the same as it is now for everyone else with iPhones. Every phone has its own alert tone, but the one shown was old. For TV, the initial ring is to get your attention, they announce it and bring it to a camera, when you hear a small chime, that means it’s hit the area since the alert is earlier than the actually quake hitting the surface. The tsunami beeping turns the radio and other devices on incase of power outages. It’s not cute, it’s terrifying.
Everybody says that the Japanese one is exceptionally calm, but please realize that Japanese people are way different and feel those warnings differently, since earthquakes are almost their "daily" bread.
@@RichieLarpa morning was 6 richter scale, day was 3 and evening was 2. That calming bling bling tone is a quake warning meaning the quake haven't reached the people yet.
Exceptionally calm? That warbling noise with yellow lines and a red X highlighting the coast on a plain solid blue background makes me wanna hide in myself
8:54 True story: this happened to me as well. When we were watching a show from Univision, the screen stopped and a black screen showed up with words typing, and hearing a female voice on the intercom. I’m also a Spanish person. Example: Soy de Ecuador, y me gusta el color rojo, y azul
0:00 - Phone Alerts 1:33 - Television alerts / Tests 11:24 - Radio / Car Alerts 😇 Hope this helps u guys!! EDIT: 3:14 is also here if u want it. EdIt 2: BRUH- The Jerusalem one scared the living daylights out of me!
From the Japanese point of view: In Japan, small earthquakes occur daily throughout the country. The only time an alert like the one in this video is issued is when there is a direct threat to life. Those who say they are not afraid are saying this because they do not live in Japan. The generation of Japanese who experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake have this sound etched into their spines.
I'm from the U.S but have friends in Japan that experienced the Great Earthquake. They are still terrified. It was such a horrible experience for them to go through and such a tragedy for Japan.
For the Location Unknown one in 9:25 , it's been determined that this was an EAN (Emergency Action Notification) message transmitted on Univision 27 in the Chico/Redding area, according to NorCalDude599 and AnEAShasbeenissued. Hope this helps!
I have evidence that this happened in the Chico/Redding Area. I looked up the original source of the video shown at 9:25, and at the end there was an ident showing the Univision 27 logo.
Yeah, I noticed the message said "Sacramento" (the capitol of California, which is located in the northern region of the state) on it. That combined with the message seemingly being in Spanish (California has a large Spanish-speaking population, so a lot of services are in Spanish too) made me think it was probably made in California.
The end of the Japanese TV one is terrifying, the dude on the TV was scared and told everyone to save their lives, yet people say that the Japanese one is the most calm one it's one of the only ones that gave me chills.
9:25 For those who can't translate the message here you go: First Message: During This Emergency All Stations will be Open to Recieve News and Inform the Public in Designated Areas. This is K20 FZ. We will continue to serve you in the North Sacramento Valley. If you are not in this Local Area, Contact Your Local Station For News and Information. 2nd Message: You are listening to the Northan Sacramento Valley Emergency Alert System Service. Do Not Use Your Phone Telephone Lines Should Be Open for Emergency Use. The Emergency Alert System has been Activated.
If you've ever seen one of those Japanese alerts, the newsreaders can be in the middle of the fluffiest news story and laughing their heads off and the second the little chime goes off, they instantly go dead serious like somebody backstage threw a switch. It's impressive.
I like how japan actually gives proper information, care about other peoples life and repeat themselves about the emergency . But in Us they just give a message, the alarm and some random voiceover.
for an Aussie...Bushfires are an annual event, that can happen during our summertime, this is a very detailed broadcast which is a saviour that helped many locals during the 2019-2020 bushfires
@@pak3ton earthquakes move slowly enough (2.5 to 4 miles per second) that there's a few seconds between when it starts in one location and the most intense parts start in the rest of the effected region.
EAS alerts should start quietly and then get louder like a music crescendo, so it doesn’t give anyone a heart attack when it starts blaring at three int the morning
As a Canadian student I have to agree. Why does my province have the EAS on for covid safety every. Time. Were. Put. On. Lockdown. I get anxiety attacks every. Bleeping. Time.
The saudi one is creepiest for me. It's got that early 90's feel from tornado warnings in my childhood wondering if my house would be destroyed, plus the extra fun of war and poison gas
The unknown area at 9:23 is the North Valley of Sacramento. It is an emergency declaring that usage of the telephone is for emergency use (which means to call Emergency Services) only. It also stated that during whatever emergency was undergoing, You had to be tuned into your home station (the station for your area) for information and news during said emergency.
I wonder how that whole conundrum started And i wonder what K20FZ (what the originating station supposedly was) is Do you think it was just the wrong message being sent out, or was there more to it
@@ShotoFromMHA Oh, OK then. If they inserted a wrong cartridge (because thats how some EAS systems used to / still work) it most likely WAS a false alarm.
I phone emergency alert is something I have heard once, and have feared since then. The TV one for "Michigan thingy whatever" is something I hear, and start panicking for 20 minutes.
@@lucastubbs OOOOh yeah--the peeps in California know this... (I am on the East Coast so I haven't had the "pleasure" of experiencing a devastating wildfire...the people who have gone through this are scarred for life and that sucks...)
@@MamaToFive *my godmother’s house got burned in a fire in 2019. her house hasn’t been built yet that much haha. But that house that got burned was a cool house man.*
I live and was born in the Philippines. So yes, most of our emergency/amber alerts on phones are probably earthquakes or heavy yellow/orange rainfall, and probably sometimes landslides and floods, maybe tsunamis, whatever appears. I have only experienced heavy yellow/orange rainfall and flood alerts. I am not sure on the others.
It's interesting that we all find the Japanese alert to be less terrifying, almost comforting, yet people who experienced the 2011 earthquake find the sound absolutely terrifying Edit: okay so this comment is still getting replies so I thought it was important to address a few things. I’m very aware that this is a response to trauma. I know all about PTSD. I was in the deadly Christchurch earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. There are certain sounds today that freak me out. Secondly, I wanted to apologise to everyone who experienced the Japanese earthquake. I am so sorry. There are no words to provide comfort for the horrors you have experienced. Lastly, I just want to remind everyone to be kind to one another, because our days are limited, and life can be taken from you in the blink of an eye. Stay safe everyone ❤️ Japanese rough translation: 私たち全員が日本の警報がそれほど恐ろしくなく、ほとんど慰めであると感じるのは興味深いことですが、2011年の地震を経験した人々はその音が絶対に恐ろしいと感じています 編集：わかりました、このコメントはまだ返信を受け取っているので、いくつかのことに対処することが重要だと思いました。 これがトラウマへの反応であることを私はよく知っています。 私はPTSDについてすべて知っています。 私は2010年と2011年のクライストチャーチの致命的な地震に見舞われました。今日、私を驚かせる特定の音があります。 第二に、日本の地震を経験したすべての人に謝罪したいと思います。 本当に申し訳ない。 あなたが経験した恐怖に慰めを与える言葉はありません。 最後に、私たちの日々は限られており、瞬く間にあなたから命を奪うことができるので、私は皆にお互いに親切であることを思い出させたいと思います。 みんな安全に！❤️
It’s mainly because it’s frightening by association. If someone played the USA’s EAS to someone who had never heard it, they wouldn’t really find it scary, but because we know it means impending danger, it’s terrifying to US citizens. So for the Japanese, their tone is absolutely terrifying because of association.
@@BrapBrapDorito that’s true, however the first time I heard the USA’s eas it scared me haha. But it’s true with the text alert sound as well. It never used to scare me and now it does
Everyone's talking about how scary the covid announcements in Canada are but here in the UK we have to see Boris' face on our screens when a lockdown is announced XD
Well what do you expect? This country is a hell if you're a wagie. If you have your company, then it's easier but workers in Japan do A lot of overtime and are put under A shit ton of pressure due to having too many things to do and apologising for even getting sick
11:30 Wanna know something scary? This alert was for a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado in Tennessee, right? Well, in March 2020, a tornado hit Nashville. Here’s the scary part; _this video was uploaded in 2020, the same year of the tornado._
if anyone doesn’t know, you shouldn’t wear synthetic/non wool or cotton fabrics near fire or heat because it will literally melt to your skin and pretty much be one with your skin. If you have cotton or wool on, you can easily take it off or put it out
Strange seeing so many people say that Japan's EAS is calm, when its super terrifying if you've witnessed "past events". Hell, it's terrifying even if you didn't witness it.
I agree I remember seeing it on tv And the situation kept getting worse and worse by the moment (mega earthquake, mega tsunami, one of the worst nuclear accident to date...) I remember being on the side of the sofa and just watching it on the news, I felt pretty conflicted that time I was in Spain so really couldn't truly graps the true magnitude of it, but I remember the feeling of sheer horror
I'm not even Japanese, nor do I know anyone living in Japan, but that EAS system scares me so much (even more than the American one, honestly). I fell into a rabbit hole of RU-vid videos from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the following tsunami and now associate that beeping with what happened on 3.11. What happened in Tōhoku that day must have left a huge mark on the Japanese if someone my age gets scared watching video footage from a decade after the actual event - I'm sure the EAS is way worse for them.
8:54, location is North Sacramento, California. In Spanish, it says "nosotros continuaremos en servirles en el norte del valle de Sacramento" which means "We continue to serve the north Sacramento valley area"
EVACUATE IMM- **stops** You: did he die? Whatever ima turn the TV off **tv magically springs back to life** You: WAIT HOW THE- **tsunami invaded your room and you die**
It’s amazing how people in the comments are going on about how cute and calm the Japanese alarm is (which, admittedly is pretty calm) but whenever I hear it I get so scared it’s so eerie and I hate because hearing it while things tumble down in your house is terrifying
People just don't know that we are conditioned to associate certain sounds with an anxiety response. The sounds of hospital equipment skeeve me the hell out because I associate it with when my grandma was in the hospital many years ago. There's an alarm that goes off to signal end of shift at this factory near my boyfriend's place and it just reminds me so much of Silent Hill. My aunt in California used to live in LA where there were earthquakes and they were scary for my cousins. They had to stand in a doorway or sit under a table. When there were wildfire warnings, they had to spray the roof of their home with water from the hose and only take very important items such as documents, medications, clothes and that's pretty much it when it came to evacuating.
8:54 While that video was recorded in California I do like to point out that Emergency Alert System test is usually aired in a American Spanish-language television network called, Univision.
the clip that starts at 8:54 is in California because the TV says Sacramento but their TV is tuned to a channel that has Spanish content for the non English speakers
That Australian one was terrifying though: "You are in danger and need to act now to survive. It is too late to leave." I cannot begin to imagine that, my word...
I remember when the bushfires in my state came around. We were deep in the city and we heard this warning after the song "AM to PM". It was quite distressing as the bushfire was heading our way.
@@basicallystupid7080 IVE lived in Michigan all my life, I’m 19, and never witnessed a earthquake, or I was too young to remember. And our tornados are nothing compared to the south lol.
8:54 is a Spanish EAS for Sacramento California. I know this because I live there and since I am Mexican I watch Univision whenever I visit my abuelo there.
Dang those COVID emergency alerts feel like something out of one of those EAS scenario horror videos. I've never seen an alert that fills the whole screen like that.
I find it beautifully comical that most places in the world, like Japan, Saudi Arabia, Australia, among other places are super helpful, meanwhile Canada and the USA kind of just throw you to the wind in a "save yourself" scenario.
Canadas gives off instructions on your tv or phone. The noise just gets your attention. But actual safety protocols and information are given on your phone or tv. It also, given circus will read it off
Can't imagine being that japanese news reporter, let alone not crack up in some panic attack whilst having to explain how theres an urgent emergency in a nearby area. Props to that guy
I was terrified when I watched the japanese one. It was like "yeah, it's hard, there's a tsunami alert" and all very calm, but then the "there's a tsunami, remember the great eastern tsunami"... it made my heart sink. I know how it ended, we all know. I can't imagine how people who lived the tragedy would react watching this again. I'd love you added mexican alert. We only have one, the seismic one, but some people say it's scary.
In the usa the channel can test or the cable provider can test the eas also if it is the cable box testing in usa then the screen can be different depending what cable provider you have and it can be different time
The whole Japanese alarm broadcast was really interesting and it really hit different after the tsunami alert was issued and he told everyone to save their lives.
9:00 if I am correct, this is the US emergency alert system in Spanish. It says Sacramento so I’m assuming it’s the one in California. The alert also sounds like the US nation wide alert known as the emergency action notification (renamed to national emergency message).
Australia’s bushfire warning gave me chills, not just because of the siren either. A few times the speaker touched on situations where you might not be able to be saved, and it sure seems effective to get people moving, because it’s horrifying for me to listen to. Imagine being trapped inside your house with fire all around you, and having no way to escape. The heat of the flames are lulling you to sleep, and your eyes are dilating until you pass out. From that point forward, you are unconscious and the fire is slowly coming to you with no way for you to survive it. Edit: I gotta say, ever since I posted this comment a year ago, you all have had some moving things to say about your experiences with the fires. I’m really happy I got the chance to connect so many people. Thank you all for sharing.
This isn’t related to Australia but holy fuck California got it bad. There was a fire called the Thomas fire that devastated so many homes on the mountain. My dad’s family had to evacuate. It makes me melancholic when I think of that fire :(
I’m Canadian and I’ve seen my fair share of Amber Alerts. They not only show up on TV, they also appear on bus displays in Vancouver. An Amber Alert only shows up if a kid disappears and that’s scary
I'm from Canada and I've always found it weird how our mobile alerts sound exactly like the sound we play on Radio and TV, but every other country just uses the same exact EAS tone apparently
i’m american and all the alerts sound kinda the same, the first time i heard a missing child alert, i ran to my mom and cried. ours is actually kinda terrifying to kids.
The US EAS alarm is terrifying as hell when you first hear it. I remember a few years ago I was watching CN when all of a sudden a blaring alarm sounded. It’s not fun.
@@speedy5152 when i was like 6 or 7 i fell asleep on the couch watching tv and the alert went off in the middle of the night and i was just frozen with fear
I remember when I was a kid watching TV in the middle of the night. I was already a scaredy cat (had to have a night-light or tv on to sleep) so when I heard the EAS come on for testing I began crying, lol. Fortunately it doesn't scare me as bad, though I don't really hear it anymore, since any EAS I see first on my phone, and the IPhone alarm isn't scary at all.
i wish our eas was this informative as japan on tv, they literally stayed as long as they can to save peoples lives, with ours, they’re just like, “tornado is coming, survive” edit: why do i watch these videos i feel like i’m torturing myself
I agree, but I've got an explanation why tornado sirens and warnings are so abrupt, and that's because that's the absolute nature of tornadoes. They can spawn out of nearly nowhere and in an instant, and can disappear just as fast, so they might assume the viewer has gone ahead and made preparations for the emergency and are not watching anymore. I know the last tornado scare we had the channel still kept playing and relaying information even after the warning, but not all warnings are built the same
EAS usually have to be short (or timely) because if something like a tornado is coming, then you can't take 10 minutes talking about the history of tornadoes. You have to tell people to take shelter quick and what to do if there's no shelter/car/etc. The more detailed reports would come after the storm. Of course for stuff like COVID though you could take a while, but it's easier to redirect people to a website anyway.
@@haveagoodday7021 i look back at this comment after a year, and i cringe at myself, yeah, i obviously know that now, i’m a weather nerd and i used to be a weather weenie
8:54 "During this emergency, all stations will be open to receive news and inform the public in designated areas. This is K20 FZ. We will continue to serve you in northern Sacramento Valley. If you are not in this area, contact your local station for news and information. You are listening to the Northern Sacramento Valley Emergency Alert System Service. Do not use your telephone. Telephone lines must be open for emergency use. The Emergency Alert System has been activated." Sacramento Valley is located in California, so that's where it's at. Pretty damn rare, honestly.
@@Rayo-maybeon.Ive been to bolivia but im from argentina so it was probably in mexico because if it said Sacramento that means in was in the united states California because mexico used to have California so
Honestly i feel like Japan understands people’s anxiety and gets that putting a really scary one can scare children and adults and cause caos. Good for them
No, not at all. Japan's alerts get your attention. For Japanese, especially since it happens daily and due to the association with 2011, the sound is TERRIFYING AS HELL.
According to Japanese comments I’ve read, yes and no. While thier intention is to reduce anxiety among children and elders, people still lose thier shit when they hear the sound
3:19 I like how the earthquake warning is informative, and then the reporter is warning everyone that they’re gonna die if they don’t make it on time (the 2011 Japan tsunami)
9:40 this EAS was actually all over Israel, there was a siren all over the state and people were asked to wear their gas masks, because there was a fear of a missile with a chemical warhead launched from Iraq during the Gulf War. Edit Dec 11th, 2021: Thx for 214 likes Edit June 13th, 2022: 225 likes! yay
Cellphone Alert 0:13 United States 0:35 Ontario 0:48 Japan 0:55 Philippines 1:12 New Zealand Television Alert 1:33 Michigan 2:28 Ontario 3:13 Japan 5:49 Philippines 6:22 Saudi Arabia 8:56 California 9:30 Israel Radio Alert 11:24 Tennessee 12:33 Ontario 13:24 Victoria, Australia 19:03 Finland 19:24 Japan
At 8:54 I think that is a EAS test or activation on a Spanish channel in the U.S.A., it may be Univision. "Alerta de Emergencia" means "Emergency Alert System" in English.
The “unknown location” is in California, United States. I’m thinking more likely Northern California since it’s talking about the Sacramento Valley. It’s in Spanish.
