How do you say "It's an earthquake." in Japanese?

Name: Your Phone Screams in Japanese and You Didn't Set an Alarm. Here's Why.
Uploaded: 2026-07-20T05:07:39Z
Duration: 50 s
Description: Learn to say 地震です (jishin desu) — It's an earthquake.. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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Your Phone Screams in Japanese and You Didn't Set an Alarm. Here's Why.

To say It's an earthquake. in Japanese, say 地震です (jishin desu).

If every phone around you blares at once in Japan, one word tells you what is happening.

地震です jishin desu It's an earthquake.

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In this video

地震です。 jishin desu. It's an earthquake.
地震です。落ち着いてください。 jishin desu. ochitsuite kudasai. It's an earthquake. Please stay calm.

Why this phrase

Japan's earthquake early warning is the one alert every visitor eventually hears, and it arrives entirely in Japanese. This is recognition-first: you don't need to say anything, you need to catch one word so you know to look up and step away from glass. Mostly-English framing around the phrase 地震です, plus what actually happens next.