Japan has issued a major Tsunami warning after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the central region. Residents in the coastal Noto area in Ishikawa prefecture were asked to “evacuate immediately to higher ground,” national broadcaster NHK said. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning along the coastal regions of Niigata and Toyama prefectures as well. The broadcaster reported that a tsunami with a height of 1.2 metres reached Wajima city in Ishikawa and another reaching 40cm was recorded at Kashizawaki city. A huge earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan on 11 March 2011, leading to the deaths of 18,000 people.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 01, 2024 10:43 UTC