The Japan Meteorological Company (JMA) issued a tsunami advisory for elements of the nation’s jap shoreline on Sunday after an earthquake was detected within the Pacific Ocean.
The company and the U.S. Geological Survey each stated the magnitude 6.7 quake was detected round 78 miles east of the coastal city of Yamada, at a depth of simply over six miles.
The JMA issued a tsunami advisory for the shoreline of Iwate Prefecture within the northeast of Japan’s Honshu island, warning {that a} wave of greater than 3 toes could arrive within the space.
A tsunami forecast — which means slight sea stage adjustments — was additionally issued for a lot of the nation’s northeast.
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