The authorities of Japan lifts tsunami warning which aired in the early hours of Tuesday morning after the magnitude 7.6 earthquake in the north of the country. You have also registered Waves up to 70 centimetersaccording to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
The United States Geological Survey determined that the earthquake occurred on Monday evening off Misawa, on the north coast of Japan, a Depth of 53 kilometers. The JMA immediately issued a tsunami warning for the affected region.
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Minutes later A first wave hit a port in Aomorion the country’s main island. According to the authorities, several waves up to 70 centimeters high later reached the coast.
This was announced by the public broadcaster NHK there were some injuredwhile live images showed broken glass scattered along the paths and streets. Residents of the city of Hachinohe They fled their homes seek refuge in the town hall.
The earthquake was also felt in downtown Sapporo, where alarms sounded on cellphones to alert residents. The weather office had warned about this A tsunami up to three meters high was expected on the Pacific coast of Japan.
Government spokesman Minoru Kihara demanded Residents should stay in a safe place until the warning is lifted. The president said he had received “no reports of anomalies” at the two nuclear power plants in northern Japan, adding that investigations were being carried out at other nuclear power plants.
Shortly after Monday’s earthquake, Tohoku Electric Power said in a post on no anomaly.
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Japan lies in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of intense seismic activity. The archipelago, home to about 125 million people, records about 1,500 tremors each year, with the vast majority being minor tremors.
Earthquakes are extremely difficult to predict, but in January a government panel slightly increased the chances of a major quake in the Nankai Trench off the coast of Japan in the next 30 years to 75% to 82%.
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