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A tsunami advisory was issued after the earthquake. It covered Kōchi, Ehime, Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima Prefectures [14] and predicted waves of up to 3.3 feet. [15] Tsunami waves measuring 50 cm (1.6 ft) were subsequently observed in Miyazaki, while waves measuring 20 cm (0.66 ft) were observed in Kōchi. [14] The advisories were lifted at ...
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) officially named this earthquake the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake (Japanese: 令和6年能登半島地震, Hepburn: Reiwa 6-nen Noto-hantō Jishin). [6] It led to Japan's first major tsunami warning since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, [7] and a tsunami of 6.58 m (22 ft) was measured along the Sea of Japan ...
The tsunami advisory urges residents to stay away from the coastline. ... 2024 at 4:12 PM. TOKYO — A powerful earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami ...
August 8, 2024 at 4:29 AM Google Maps TOKYO — Japan issued a tsunami advisory Thursday after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern island of Kyushu.
Cracks are seen on the ground in Wajima in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture on Jan. 1, 2024, following an earthquake. (Kyodo News via AP) This is a developing story — check back here for updates soon.
6 June – Seven workers are injured following an explosion at a shipyard in Nishinari-ku, Osaka. [ 63] 7 June – Four buildings are destroyed in a fire in Yokohama Chinatown. [ 64] 8 June – Kadokawa Corporation and the video-streaming platform Niconico suffer a ransomware cyberattack by a hacker group called BlackSuit.
The vast majority do little damage, but there are some - like the one which struck in 2011 measuring magnitude 9.0, sending a tsunami into the north-east coast and killing more than 18,000 people.
A tsunami warning signboard at Gesashi Bay Mangrove Forest, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. A tsunami warning was issued on 14 January in Tonga after an eruption was observed. Volcanic activity decreased following that eruption and the warning was lifted in the early morning of 15 January.