Japan’s meteorological company mentioned on Wednesday {that a} highly effective earthquake hit close to Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula and issued a tsunami advisory for Japan.
The company mentioned the quake occurred at 8:25 a.m. and registered a preliminary magnitude of 8.0. It issued an advisory for a tsunami of as much as 1 yard alongside the Pacific coast of Japan. A tsunami advisory was additionally issued for the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, and a tsunami watch was issued for Hawaii, the U.S. Nationwide Climate Service mentioned.
To date, no injury has been reported.
The quake was about 160 miles away from Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost of the nation’s 4 huge islands, and was felt solely barely, in accordance with Japan’s NHK tv.
The U.S. Geological Survey mentioned it hit at a depth of 19.3 kilometers. There was no fast info from Russia about how Kamchatka was affected.
A College of Tokyo seismologist, Shinichi Sakai, informed NHK {that a} distant earthquake might trigger a tsunami that impacts Japan if its epicenter is shallow.
Japan, a part of the world referred to as the Pacific ring of fireside, is among the world’s most quake-prone nation. It is Russia’s second main earthquake this month that occurred in the identical peninsula.
It is a growing story. Test again for updates.
