TOKYO — A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning within the wake of a powerful earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture, officers stated.
The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.8. The Japan Meteorological Company stated it had an depth of decrease 5 on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7.
The quake started at round 9:19 p.m. native time, with its epicenter just a few miles offshore at a depth of about 19 miles, Japanese and American officers stated.
The Japanese climate company had issued a tsunami advisory for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures, with anticipated heights of about 1 meter. One tsunami wave measuring about 8 inches reached some coasts and ports at about 10 p.m., authorities stated. They warned residents to proceed staying away from the coast and different waterways.
In Kochi Prefecture, residents of some areas had been suggested to evacuate.
Japanese climate officers stated about an hour after the quake that they had been nonetheless gathering details about disruptions. Some practice providers had been halted, and it was unclear once they could be restarted.
Authorities warned that aftershocks and different jolts should still arrive, so residents ought to keep in a protected place. Residents had been cautioned be cautious of damaged glass or different particles.
Important injury has not but been reported, and there have been no abnormalities within the radiation ranges or operations in regional nuclear energy crops, officers stated.
ABC Information’ Joe Simonetti contributed to this report.
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