Japanese authorities issued a tsunami warning Monday after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the Ishikawa area in the center of Honshu, the country’s main island.
State broadcaster NHK TV warned of waves that could reach five meters along almost the entire west coast and urged the public to get to higher ground or onto the roofs of buildings as quickly as possible.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for three regions: Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asked Japanese living in areas affected by the earthquake to move to safe areas.
“I would like to emphasize that citizens should be very careful and we urge people living in these areas to [abrangidos por avisos de tsunami] try to leave,” Fumio Kishida said in statements to the press.
Homes without electricity and limited transportation
The shock forced hundreds of residents to flee their homes and left their homes without electricity. Transport also has restrictions.
According to media reports, more than 36,000 homes in Ishikawa and Toyama were left without electricity. Reuters. Several flights to regions affected by the earthquake were cancelled.
Authorities are still assessing the damage and warning residents to expect further aftershocks.
Japan’s nuclear regulator confirms that no irregularities have been detected at its nuclear reactors.
This is the first time an earthquake in Japan has reached this magnitude since 2018.
Russian cities are also on alert
Cities in Russia’s Far East, including Vladivostok, have issued tsunami warnings despite not being evacuated at this stage.
“Coastal areas of the western coast of Sakhalin may suffer from tsunami waves,” the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a Telegram, adding that the size of the waves is currently not expected to exceed 50 centimeters.
“This wave height does not pose a threat to the lives of the population,” he said, appealing to the 445 thousand residents of this island northwest of Japan to “remain calm.”
Author: morning Post This Lusa
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