pe7e Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Tsunami warning issued after magnitude 8.3 earthquake reported in Japan reported on BBC no more details yet Update. Japanese authorities have issued tsunami warnings after an earthquake measuring 8.3 was reported in the north-western Pacific Ocean. Warnings were issued for the north-eastern coast of the northernmost island of Hokkaido, with a lesser warning for the island of Honshu. A tsunami measuring up to 1m (3ft) in height could hit the coastline from 1400 (0500 GMT), officials reported. The earthquake happened at 1324 (0424 GMT), the meteorological agency said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 TOKYO (Reuters) - A tsunami warning was issued on Saturday for the eastern part of Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido and a lesser warning for a wide swathe of northeastern and eastern Honshu, Japan's main island, NHK public television said. The earliest possible arrival of the tsunami was estimated at 2 p.m. (0500 GMT) on the eastern coast of Hokkaido with an estimated maximum height of one meter. The warning came after a moderate earthquake on the Japanese scale of 3 rocked parts of eastern Hokkaido and northeastern Honshu. There were no immediate reports of injuries from the earthquake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 thanks guys! will move to the 3. floor now thought 8.3 is not really moderate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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