ASIATODAY.ID, TOKYO – A 1.2 meter high tsunami hit a city in western Japan after an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale rocked the Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture on Monday, January 1 2024.
“The city was hit by a tsunami as high as 1.2 meters,” public broadcaster NHK reported.
Meanwhile, a subsequent tsunami as high as 3 meters still has the potential to occur according to NHK. The tsunami warning stretched from Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido to the southwestern main island of Kyushu.
South Korea also recorded small tsunamis in several areas, the Korea Times reported.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a major tsunami warning for Ishikawa Prefecture, as well as lower level warnings and advisories for the west coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu.
NHK warned that the strong water flow could reach a height of 5 meters, while urging local people to evacuate to higher ground as quickly as possible.
It is known that a series of strong earthquakes hit the western coastline of Japan, especially in the Noto peninsula area which is located about 300 kilometers from the Japanese capital, Tokyo.
Previously, the Japan Meteorological Agency had also issued a tsunami warning for the coastal prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama.
“Dangerous tsunami waves up to 5 meters high are possible along the northern coast of central Japan within 300 km of the epicenter of the magnitude 7.5 earthquake,” the Japan Meteorological Agency said in a statement.
South Korea and Russia Announce Tsunami Warnings
A number of countries announced warnings of potential tsunamis and orders to evacuate residents as a result of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that rocked Japan.
Reporting from Reuters, a small tsunami with a height of less than one meter has reached the east coast of South Korea after the earthquake rocked Japan.
The South Korean Meteorological Agency warned that there was still the potential for aftershocks and larger tsunami waves in the next few hours.
Meanwhile, Samcheok City appealed to its residents to immediately evacuate to areas higher than three-story buildings.
“The first tsunami to reach the South Korean coast measured 67 cm but its size may increase after the initial wave and may continue for more than 24 hours,” said the South Korean Meteorological Agency.
Meanwhile, North Korean authorities also issued a tsunami warning in its coastal areas regarding the possibility of waves more than 2 meters high.
Meanwhile, the Russian government has also announced a tsunami warning in cities in the far east, namely Vladivostok and Nakhodka.
Emergency services on Sakhalin Island, which is located near Japanese territory, issued a tsunami warning. They stated that the west coast area could potentially be affected by tsunami waves from Japan.
Authorities in Vladivostok also issued a similar warning and ordered fishermen to return to the seaside immediately. (AT Network)
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