Russian earthquake triggers Japan, US, Hawaii, Philippines, Indonesia warnings after 8.8 magnitude tremor in nation’s Kamchatka region
Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency said so far no injuries or damage have been reported since the earthquake struck this morning, triggering a tsunami.
The agency, in response to the tsunami alert, issued an evacuation advisory to more than 900,000 residents in 133 municipalities along Japan’s Pacific coast, from Hokkaido to Okinawa. The number of people who actually took shelter was not available.
People take shelter on the roof of a fire station in northern Japan.Credit: AP
A tsunami of 50 centimetres was detected at the Ishinomaki, the highest detected so far in the aftermath of Wednesday’s earthquake, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
It said tsunami waves as high as 40 centimetres had also been detected in 16 locations, as the waves moved south along the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to just northeast of Tokyo. Officials urged caution, saying that bigger waves could come later.
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