‘Major Tsunami Warning’: Japan Evacuates Coastal Areas
The government has warned of the possibility of a 5-meter (16-foot) tsunami and ordered people living on Japan's north-central coast to evacuate to higher ground after a powerful earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula on Monday afternoon. A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, in the central part of Japan's main island, […]
Japan issues tsunami warnings after a series of very strong earthquakes
TOKYO — Japan issued a tsunami warning Monday after a series of strong earthquakes struck the Sea of Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency announced that an earthquake occurred off the coast of Ishikawa Prefecture and neighboring prefectures just after 4 p.m., with preliminary estimates for one of the earthquakes having a magnitude of 7.6. A […]