Waves between three and five meters high hit the north coast of Japan. This is the effect of the seismic shocks recorded today, Monday, January 1, which triggered evacuations and tsunami warnings also in South Korea and the easternmost regions of Japan. Russian Federation. Japan was shaken by a powerful earthquake measuring 7 on the Shindo scale, the strongest. The main shock was magnitude 7.6 and occurred near the Noto peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture at around 4:10 pm local time, explains the Japan Times. At least six people were trapped in buildings that collapsed after the earthquake. Many houses would have collapsed in Ishikawa, more than thirty thousand in the prefecture lost power. There would be at least six deaths, reports RainNews 24.
A severe tsunami warning – the highest warning level – has been issued for the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, with the meteorological agency warning of waves of up to 5 meters in the area. Other areas of the Sea of Japan coast, from Hokkaido to Nagasaki, were subject to tsunami warnings, while in others authorities recommended staying away or climbing to higher areas.
The tsunami warning for Ishikawa, Niigata, Toyama and Yamagata prefectures urged people to quickly leave coastal areas, with waves of more than 1.2 meters reaching Wajima Port on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa around to 4:21 p.m., the agency said. NHK warned that waves may have been larger depending on the exact location. The state broadcaster later said waves of 3 to 5 meters had started to hit the coast.
Meanwhile, South Korea issued a warning about rising sea levels in parts of the East Sea following a strong earthquake off the western coast of Japan. This was reported by Korean news agency Yonhap citing the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA ), who stated that
The tsunami could hit the coast of the eastern city of Gangneung at 6:29 pm local time and the southeastern city of Pohang at 7:17 pm.
The tsunami also threatens the Russian island of Sakhalin in the North Pacific Ocean and the cities of Vladivostok and Nakhodka. The information was reported by the regional headquarters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, cited by Ria Novosti. “The coastal parts of the western coast of Sakhalin may be affected by tsunami waves,” the publication says. In some areas the alarm system was activated and the population was evacuated to safe locations. Ships in ports go out to sea.
Source: IL Tempo
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