Tokyo — After several powerful earthquakes rocked the Sea of Japan on New Year’s Day, Japan issued a tsunami warning.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said that after 4 p.m. local time (2 a.m. ET), there were earthquakes off the coast of Ishika and neighboring prefectures, with one registering a magnitude of 7.6.
Ishikawa, Niigata, and Toyama are coastal prefectures that received tsunami warnings from the agency. Japan’s capital city Tokyo experienced tremors.
The entire west coast should seek refuge on the tallest point as quickly as possible, as per the warnings from Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV, which stated that the waves might rise as high as 5 meters (16.5 feet).
According to Japan’s Nippon TV, the highest wave so far measured 1.2 meters (about 4 feet) at Wajima Port in Ishikawa at 5:21 p.m. (3:21 a.m. ET), but it had not yet broken over the fort’s defenses.
Shortly after the warnings, Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, told reporters in his office that the government would get information out to the people as soon as possible.
To guarantee public safety, he continued, they would promptly determine the full amount of the injuries and damages and collaborate closely with the local administrations.
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Blackouts are occurring in over 2,000 residences in the prefectures of Ishikawa and Toyama, according to Nippon TV.
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Reports were provided by Larissa Gao from Hong Kong and Arata Yamamoto from Tokyo Tokyo — After several powerful earthquakes rocked the Sea of Japan on New Year’s Day, Japan issued a tsunami warning.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said that after 4 p.m. local time (2 a.m. ET), there were earthquakes off the coast of Ishika and neighboring prefectures, with one registering a magnitude of 7.6.
Ishikawa, Niigata, and Toyama are coastal prefectures that received tsunami warnings from the agency. Japan’s capital city Tokyo experienced tremors.
The entire west coast should seek refuge on the tallest point as quickly as possible, as per the warnings from Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV, which stated that the waves might rise as high as 5 meters (16.5 feet).
According to Japan’s Nippon TV, the highest wave so far measured 1.2 meters (about 4 feet) at Wajima Port in Ishikawa at 5:21 p.m. (3:21 a.m. ET), but it had not yet broken over the fort’s defenses.
Shortly after the warnings, Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, told reporters in his office that the government would get information out to the people as soon as possible.
To guarantee public safety, he continued, they would promptly determine the full amount of the injuries and damages and collaborate closely with the local administrations.
Blackouts are occurring in over 2,000 residences in the prefectures of Ishikawa and Toyama, according to Nippon TV.
This is a work in progress; return soon for updates.
Reports were provided by Larissa Gao from Hong Kong and Arata Yamamoto from Tokyo.
