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Tsunami hits Japan after powerful earthquake in Russia
A tsunami (ocean wave or tidal wave) has hit Japan after a powerful earthquake off the east coast of Russia. The first wave was reported to have hit the port of Hanasaki in the northern part of the country, Hokkaido.
Tsunami hits Japan after powerful earthquake in Russia
NHK World Japan reported that a 30-centimeter (1-foot) high tsunami hit Hokkaido. A tsunami warning was also in effect for other parts of Japan.
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said there were no reports of casualties or damage so far. Earlier, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned that a tsunami of more than 3 meters (9.8 feet) high could hit parts of the country, including northern Hokkaido, from 10 a.m. local time on Wednesday. It is expected to gradually spread south.
An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia at 8:25 a.m. local time, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The USGS initially reported the quake as 8 on the Richter scale. It was later revised twice to 8.8.
There were no immediate reports of casualties in Russia. The quake was the strongest to hit the country’s Kamchatka Peninsula in decades. There were no initial reports of casualties there either.
However, a tsunami warning was issued and a small town in the Sakhalin region was evacuated.
In addition to Japan, a tsunami warning has been issued for Taiwan and the U.S. state of Hawaii.
A tsunami (ocean wave or tidal wave) has hit Japan after a powerful earthquake off the east coast of Russia. The first wave was reported to have hit the port of Hanasaki in the northern part of the country, Hokkaido.
NHK World Japan reported that a 30-centimeter (1-foot) high tsunami hit Hokkaido. A tsunami warning was also in effect for other parts of Japan.
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said there were no reports of casualties or damage so far. Earlier, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned that a tsunami of more than 3 meters (9.8 feet) high could hit parts of the country, including northern Hokkaido, from 10 a.m. local time on Wednesday. It is expected to gradually spread south.
An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia at 8:25 a.m. local time, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The USGS initially reported the quake as 8 on the Richter scale. It was later revised twice to 8.8.
There were no immediate reports of casualties in Russia. The quake was the strongest to hit the country’s Kamchatka Peninsula in decades. There were no initial reports of casualties there either.
However, a tsunami warning was issued and a small town in the Sakhalin region was evacuated.
In addition to Japan, a tsunami warning has been issued for Taiwan and the U.S. state of Hawaii.
