Live Updates on the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami: After a series of severe earthquakes struck Japan’s western coast, the country issued tsunami warnings and advised residents to evacuate shoreline areas, according to the Associated Press.
Tsunami warnings were issued in North and South Korea, as well as Russia, following powerful earthquakes in Japan.
Following powerful earthquakes in Japan, including one with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6, North and South Korea, as well as Russia, issued tsunami warnings. According to the country’s meteorological agency, the first tsunami to hit South Korea’s coast was 67 cm in size, but it may grow in size after the initial waves and last for more than 24 hours.
According to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, North Korea issued a warning for its coastal areas due to probable waves of more than 2 metres. According to officials, areas of Sakhalin island’s western shore, as well as the mainland Primorsk and Khabarovsk regions, which are near Japan, are under threat of a tsunami.
Meanwhile, Japan issued tsunami warnings and advised people to avoid seaside areas after tremors struck the country’s western coast, according to the Associated Press. The Japan Meteorological Agency acknowledged the quakes that occurred off the coast of Ishikawa. In a televised address, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged civilians to rigorously follow evacuation orders and warned of further severe quakes and tsunami waves.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has encouraged residents in coastal and river areas where tsunami warnings have been issued to evacuate immediately and relocate to safe areas, according to local media outlet NHK. According to NHK, several coastal roads have been stopped, and bullet trains in the area have been halted. However, no damage to nuclear power plants has been detected so far, according to Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary, Hayashi Yoshimasa, who spoke at a conference, putting to rest fears of a repetition of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.