New footage has revealed the frantic scene of an earthquake hitting in the middle of surgery. The video was released by the Kumamoto General Hospital, in southwest Japan, more than a week after the magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the region on July 28. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Doctors complete surgery during earthquake in JapanSign up to The Nightly's newsletters. The violent quake began to subside about 10 seconds later with staff frantically returning to check on the patient. Wild footage has emerged of an earthquake striking a Japanese hospital while doctors and nurses performed surgery.