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If disastrous waves are expected in coastal regions, JMA issues a Tsunami Warning/Advisory for each region expected to be affected based on estimated tsunami heights. JMA also issues information on tsunami details such as estimated arrival times and heights.
Apr 3, 2024 · By Reuters. April 2, 20245:39 PM PDTUpdated 2 months ago. TOKYO, April 3 (Reuters) - Japan issued an evacuation advisory for the coastal areas of the southern prefecture of Okinawa after a...
Jan 2, 2024 · A series of powerful earthquakes off central Japan's west coast damaged homes, started a fire, prompted tsunami warnings and left tens of thousands without power Monday as residents were urged...
- Tsunami Warning/Advisory and Evacuation
- Evacuation Situation in Amami Oshima
- Issues For Evacuation
As shown in Table 1, according to the JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency, 2022), a tsunami warning was issued to the Amami Islands and Tokara Islands at 0:15 JST (January 15, 15:15 UTC) on January 16. Tsunami advisories were issued in the Pacific coastal areas from the eastern part of the Pacific coast of Hokkaido to the Miyakojima and Yaeyama region...
Interviews were conducted in Amami City, Setouchi Town, Yamato Village, and Kominato District of Amami Oshima Kagoshima Prefecture (Fig. 3), and the results indicated that a considerable number of people evacuated immediately after the warning was issued. The major reasons were experience of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake (Asahi, 2022b) and t...
Regarding the use of cars in a tsunami evacuation, many people reportedly evacuated by car not only in Amami Oshima Island but also in Ofunato and Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture (Photo 1, Kyodo, 2022); thus, it is possible that car evacuation has become usual. Travel by car occurs daily in an aging society, and cars are often indispensable as a me...
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Tsunami Warnings To reduce and mitigate catastrophic losses caused by tsunamis, immediate provision of tsunami information for coastal regions is essential. When an earthquake occurs, JMA estimates the possibility of tsunami generation from seismic observation data.
Jan 2, 2024 · Tsunami warnings were lifted on Monday night after waves did not cause any damage, but the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) continues to call for vigilance along the coast from Hokkaido...
