Tsunami recorded in southwestern Japan, with waves of about 1.2 meters

TOKYO: Tsunami has reached the Amami Islands, with the waves of about 1.2 meters, the NHK TV channel reported on Saturday. There were no imm...

TOKYO: Tsunami has reached the Amami Islands, with the waves of about 1.2 meters, the NHK TV channel reported on Saturday.

There were no immediate reports about damage. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the waves of up to three meters are expected to hit the islands.

Moreover, waves of 30 to 90 centimeters were observed along Japan’s Pacific coast.

According to the Kyodo news agency, the tsunami was triggered by a massive underwater eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano in Tonga (the South Pacific) on Saturday.

The Japanese authorities have advised people to move away from the shore urgently.

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