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Jan 1, 2024 · Some background: The last time a major tsunami warning was issued in Japan was in 2011, when a devastating tsunami with 30-foot waves hit after a 9.1 magnitude quake struck 370 kilometers (230...
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Jan 1, 2024 · An official from the Japan Meteorological Agency says Monday’s event marks the first time a major tsunami warning was issued since March 11, 2011.
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Jan 1, 2024 · A major tsunami warning — the first since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that struck north-eastern Japan — was issued for Ishikawa but was later downgraded and eventually cut to an advisory, meaning waves up to 1m high could be expected.
Jan 2, 2024 · The major tsunami warning for the Noto Peninsula was the first time that the most severe category of warning had been issued in Japan since 2011, when a devastating earthquake and...
Aug 8, 2024 · The agency said tsunami waves of up to 50 centimeters (1.6 feet) were detected along parts of Kyushu’s southern coast and the nearby island of Shikoku about a half hour after the quake struck. Tsunami advisories were issued, but lifted for most areas three hours later, and for all remaining coastlines five and a half hours later.
Jan 1, 2024 · Thousands of people in Japan are spending the night in evacuation centres after a powerful earthquake. Four people are confirmed to have been killed, the Kyodo news agency reports, and dozens of...
Jan 2, 2024 · A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, collapsing buildings, causing fires and triggering tsunami alerts as far away as eastern Russia, prompting orders for...
