Tsunami waves have struck Japan after a uncommon “main tsunami warning” was issued on New Year’s Day within the wake of a strong earthquake. The warning coming from the Japan Meteorological Company urged individuals to rapidly depart the Ishikawa prefecture on the Asian nation’s western coast.
The warning learn: “Very excessive waves are approaching the coasts. Evacuate instantly. Waves can hit repeatedly. Proceed to evacuate till all warnings are lifted.” Different areas, together with Niigata, Toyama and Yamagata, had been struck by a much less extreme however nonetheless regarding tsunami warning, which additionally meant the precautionary evacuation of residents.
The company urged to “proceed to evacuate till all warnings are lifted”. Within the wake of the large earthquake, tsunami warnings had been issued additionally in North Korea, South Korea and Russia – which evacuated a few of its areas within the Far East.
The earthquake hit at roughly 4.10pm native time (7.10am GMT) on New 12 months’s Day and was felt in Tokyo and throughout the Kanto space. The Japan Meteorological Company stated the tremor struck with a preliminary magnitude of seven.6 on the Japanese scale, at a really shallow depth.