Chaos in Japan Costco as 7.1 earthquake sends items crashing down from shelves

July 29, 2026 | 10:33am

Terrifying footage from inside a Costco in Japan shows panicked customers after a 7.1 earthquake sent goods from shelves crashing to the ground. There is some slight discrepancy about the quake’s magnitude, with Japan recording it as 7.1, but the US Geological Survey pinning it as 6.8. The powerful quake caused mall to crumble, a bridge to buckle, a paper factory’s chimney to collapse, and struck several homes.