Tsunami warning following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Japan
Following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake in central Japan, the country's meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning along the coastal areas. |
According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, an earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale shook the center of Japan on Monday. Following this powerful earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning along the coastal areas of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama prefectures.
According to Reuters, citing NHK, the Japanese power company Hokuriku Electric announced that it is investigating any disruptions in its nuclear power plants.
People were asked to leave a large part of the west coast immediately, and waves of up to five meters were forecast for the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa, NHK reported.
This powerful earthquake that occurred on the first day of 2024 was felt in Tokyo and throughout the Kanto region.
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