Japan earthquake LIVE: Death toll 'rises to four' after powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake hits Ishikawa as thousands are urged to take shelter amid fears of more aftershocks

Japan earthquake LIVE: Death toll 'rises to four' after powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake hits Ishikawa as thousands are urged to take shelter amid fears of more aftershocks

MIRIAM KUEPPER and ELENA SALVONI

VIDEO: Homes razed to the ground by the force of successive tremors in Japan

BREAKING: Four dead following earthquakes, according to reports

BREAKING: More than 100 earthquakes and aftershocks recorded

Japan braces for MORE earthquakes after deadly swarm of 80 tremors struck in one day trapping victims under rubble, cutting off towns and triggering tsunami

• Japan is bracing for yet more earthquakes after more than 80 tremors rippled through the country today.
• One 7.6 magnitude quake devastated Japan's main island Honshu leaving at least two dead and many needing to be rescued from the rubble.

'One of the priests came out and said run': Worshippers at temple were frozen in place until priests urged them to get to safety during earthquake

A 70-year-old man was among those worshippers visiting a shrine as a 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit.

Daniel Smith was one of 'thousands' waiting to see the shrine in the coastal city of Toyama as part of a New Year's tradition to pray for good luck when disaster struck.

'The first tremor started very slowly and everybody kind of left it off... And then it's just a violent shake, I mean violent shaking,' he told Sky News.

'At first people just were stunned and they kept trying to go to the shrine.

'Then finally one of the priests came out and said 'run', you know. And then basically everybody just started running.'

VIDEO: Skiers violently shaken around in lift during earthquake

This is the dramatic moment a ski lift shakes violently during the earthquake in Japan.

Video captures panicked skiers stuck on the lift as the quake brings it to a standstill.

The steel wire ropes on top of the lift loudly bang against the towers, causing a terrifying sound as the chairs shake out of control.

Nearly 100 earthquakes hit Japan, according to Met Office

At least 93 earthquakes have hit Japan today, according to data by Japan's meteorological agency.

The magnitude of the quakes ranges from 3.0 to 7.6.

You can find the full list of all earthquakes here.

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