# Hospital Video Captures Chaos as Earthquake Strikes Mid-Surgery

> **Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-08-07 14:07 UTC · Category: World

## Executive Summary
5 news sources are covering this World story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.

## Intelligence Brief
"Hospital Video Captures Chaos as Earthquake Strikes Mid-Surgery" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.


Outlets currently covering the story include International Business Times UK, the-sun.com, News18 and NDTV. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.


This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.

## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|
| Breakingthenews.net | 5.6-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's coast | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxNMzYyXzRzVHhGWktrVTJvbVlTMzVkZVN2TEtrZm11aHpfbmhHZWJ0T1h4cGRDWVZZVHRrUXNGWXBmcEx2TF9CcnBUdE96NHpZTTFoM0Fqc0ZtYnBqYjczWHRDMS15cnhvR1dOaUZlMEZnejBjOF9PTkp6TUxRYUFNR0g5VkdubkhERklxMnVGTm5DQTFu?oc=5) |
| ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | Video Earthquake shakes operating room mid-surgery in Japan | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiTEFVX3lxTFBFanFTb1V5N0RBUXhRMTgtVmZBZ3ZBNDZ0UVYtcFNVS3BQN2JMb1J6Um1jLW1OMXJkbkZ0dG96UEFEbzk5ZHNjZWFfZ2s?oc=5) |
| News.com.au | Hospital thrown into chaos by quake | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiwJBVV95cUxPY3BvZjFkbjltMXNzMTRiWUd5QjJqOENsZEpFMTFOYU41Ri1tS1ZRMjkxbVZkN0dUN2ZsZDNYOU9sWExTTzRpWjBwWmkwM3B4ZU5YLW9QN1AwZUFTMGx1a3dpcG4xT1dwczZEcDROeGJONVRyeHg5b1RQVVBwZERndkt1RWwxVUlnUzI5eDgyVWlUNmZaV0lEU0RpWVgzeUE5Wm9ab3pjS0E4OEY2eVhOUV9HY2FPLUNvbXc4WWtobVVZSkx5X2ZhUXE1ZFA4VjBPemZ6LTBfSXY5NlVyOW43VUZYTERhUHpOVVplcF9BRTg4WWZDeHF0YTNoS2sxVEtUeU8zQV9BRmt1c28?oc=5) |
| arabnews.jp | Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes off coast of Iwate Prefecture; no tsunami risk reported | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiXEFVX3lxTE5pbG1lTzM2MXNqUnZjLXhoellHNzUzMHN0cmVITmpxUkNQNVpndUFNOXdlOTZEZllQRnV4dGhiR3Q0YUJVYW9qNkxyMlQwM09LcTRwd0pNY1d3aFpX?oc=5) |
| The Telegraph | Japanese surgeons cling to patient as earthquake rocks hospital | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiowFBVV95cUxNMjg4S2piZVM5eGRSVklRSFJtYmhKWnNrTnNuRUMzZUhnLVdmeWlkWjlIcTNucjROeHBicExVUlhKWW56SGpheFJ6dzlkeDhMTFhudWVqTVNvV0hGZFdBNHNxSkM2a2pUZHA2TVY2Q2stZ3phbnNkOXhLa0VUZUlOdzN1LUVGdF82M1VOQ1JONnY0YXhpeHZrUnVSYWhWVnpZVWJ3?oc=5) |
| ua.news | In Japan, doctors shielded a patient with their own bodies during a powerful earthquake | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiogFBVV95cUxNSEJNNGp3X2FZSUt1MWFjZXBTNGY0dVE4cExhbjRDdGZ3NnZQeDFuM2JsRzNTVHRpUW0tYVFaOU5NMjNmaGNpRTdILUpGaHl6TmxZWXlUMHVDRVdvV2tOWTJ5eXdXdFhNX3FseGtJR2hyRWo2T3AyRDRXcDY1MnJHTm9aNkhGWWFmTTlaQkVXMTY5UmZGb25kNllKUVJHVW43Snc?oc=5) |
| BBC | Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiV0FVX3lxTE5mUUxmSlFQb05RLXhQMUk1ajRCc29QSEVHTC1HU3V1U0FHeUdjUm44NmhGWnpGbG9lTDdDc1F4YnNHa0kxNVNTUGd6aEExUUJ5MmFFYkxvcw?oc=5) |
| Inshorts | Doctors shield patient, refuse to flee during Japan quake - Tap to know more - Inshorts | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiogFBVV95cUxNTlVBNGoxbFRQOVVtaWlfdWhoWG00SmtIYmxLSmtyY2lmN3pNTjNnMEUyX3JQOHJ6UGt6S3g3clpOcG5CcVdvaXhfU2lXVHk3eEdNZF9MaE9UQXZUYjYxWXBIRFZHd3VhVGI1dDVMaDRNT3BlNndwdExNbUk1V2s5a0JvZlk4VXZlOElRZTBsY3plM1lKS2hUODR5a1A2Vmc2RlHSAacBQVVfeXFMT1E0OV9tZjh3dDQwVEk5QnFlczhpdU5NMGV4WVlLZ3pUa1ljbFFXV0hhTk81TEFSekdSMjhQcDRGZ2ZkTU1oaDdjS2c4VnpBVU5MQjVaMmFmY3l0TDctYzRMQmF2XzBDUDM2ZVU4UXVaeVc4dkgwVXdKU0NGT29QMlVvTGtYOE1XUWZUSENxSEhSdWthYkxTZkJWbDF3d2oxZ05pVkNWWU0?oc=5) |
| nhk.or.jp | Hospital in quake-hit Kumamoto Prefecture resumes outpatient care | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiYkFVX3lxTE1tb21FNHJsUHlvd2VSS0E2dDR1Qjl1dnZEQjF1SkNReS11N29UWWNjRmNPX2cwQkQ4NXpMQ1kyTjc4UnNTVEVqU3ZpeVJKZFNrLWxtSEk1NGQ4TklobGJybzJ3?oc=5) |
| Yahoo | Japanese surgeons cling to patient as earthquake rocks hospital | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMioAFBVV95cUxOWk13TDBhVkFvOXlkMndpOF9BUUdBR1VqbEs0MjB3MEV4cnluOWUwZlcwY0dyMjcwRVJ0NUcyREdwRkctMHpFM09lZl9zR05BNUpwMnJSWncwa3dHRU5hNkg0NnpnNlVGcFRYdXFTS1k4Tlk1cnVocDVvV2F2VGRvMWpIcW1JRVBOYlVPSWN1TkpTMnlsVFdCOVpCakwxc1Nm?oc=5) |
| International Business Times UK | Japanese Surgeons Keeping a Open-Surgery Patient Stable While a Severe Earthquake Shakes the Operating Room | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikAFBVV95cUxQeFJuQWpWZ3FVUlo3UFdpd2dzRnA5YzhZeGc3Q0tyV3lCVnludm03SnJoUUJPd1IxUlNEbWJZR0ZkUkNpazFIRVc5SzA0MzdhOEVFN1o5d1Q2WDN4RDlxVUVDTDlrT3lic3VUMWlXNGlMMjlmZEtnUGFQdklBVmN5M1Rta3luT0xFOTc0Z3Zwako?oc=5) |
| the-sun.com | Terrifying moment surgeons cling to patient on operating table as violent earthquake strikes sending equipment flying | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxOVE1PbGVPN0xQYjJmSVlOWmswT2RjMHg0cmRYYXpJS1N0dVNlclVTY3JuSE9XRGNmWTU4MzZuaHh3RHVjLWp0WHFlNW12VGhSRUhlb3hTdXRlTVVSTHdKaURSbUlzWXN3ZEJEaDVISFpuSUtRUHQ3d3RaUERYNFNjSF9QX0RZcHByT1FueDdjT0dGa0VDVmpMSU1vU3U?oc=5) |
| News18 | 'They Never Let Go': Doctors Shield Patient During Japan Earthquake Instead Of Running - Viral Video - Viral News | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi1AFBVV95cUxPRV9xdHdWYmNFT3ZIeWtsTzBRZWpPWVhjVUw3a1hkMmF5QXZuaWlZeDRwTnMzcElOOE84RnhFVW1uZU1SZVlveHVKUWV0Q1h1WmsxZVQzemxLdlR1SGpnQ1paQjFvUi1DN3ZKTE5nN3FteXVPZ2QtRHUtMnIyRFZldmdDaTFRbDE1U2x6MVVhb0g5ak02cnRlQ3BnYnI3M3N2UzV4bE5PNWN1SE1JeWl2VXR6dkJ6ZTNtbUdhd08yYk5aVFJuZEZXYlF5ejB5bHpMQW9lMw?oc=5) |
| NDTV | Surgeons Shield Patient As 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan During Operation | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivAFBVV95cUxQZ1pqMWxqa2Z5S1ZWTjB4TnVhN0NoVUFpaTZhV19ZWGRxN3ZVSU5jSEhDU1lJeFE0aVI1aVBVM3RWcGl0bEZ0a1BVUFRYRlNXRlktWFV6aU5KT1VoTXluamdFcU9keW5rcWxsN3RFdU9RVFB6TlBRWUYzZnYycU1SZzdwVTlqbVVLODJIM1VTRG1uaU9zMHAtYzRzTmxjU2tucGZfZTlqMU9XMEhyWDZZSFlSc1RWTXYyYVM2edIBxAFBVV95cUxNdF9sa0wzanJiRXpnQ2VWMFVSbjRBWGdlTDY3NXNkNzVZanZjOEpLV3NFX0pLYXR5N2tUQzEwV08tbXFTNEhZUHZMRkM5ZW1rWEtxQkFkcmoxcTQ2cmtLZ0J5dDBMeWYtVlFienE4MXNndS0zT1Zzd095TDZwal9QX1ZkRmRSUTVGTTIzWGYza3pBdmloMW9) |
| The New York Times | Hospital Video Captures Chaos as Earthquake Strikes Mid-Surgery | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAFBVV95cUxNcTExMlBqRnNNeWxhZXp6UHBlNEFMOHZWb1lPdDR4aFlTekw0bVJvVU9QelYwUThIZ2ZLOV9GdDhCb0xCUWxUQ3JHb0JmZ1F4RmNOakJqUUt2Vlh3ak9vOWFKNlJnb2o0NUR4RDNjb1g2TlhSTGktd0VyMkhUczZON2N0QTB0cExyN0p0Qg?oc=5) |

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