According to National Broadcaster NHK, a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan on Monday, signaling tsunami warnings across coastal regions. Authorities have cautioned that waves as high as 3 metres could touch parts of Iwate Prefecture and Hokkaido, urging locals to shift to a higher place. Emergency services are on alert as officials assess potential damage and keep check on the ongoing events.
In its advisory, Japan said tsunami waves were already approaching coastal areas and could strike for a certain time putting stress on people to evacuate without delay and remain in safe locations until all the other warnings are lifted off.
The advisory also mentioned that waves could either arrive earlier or even delay than expected while advising people who live near shores to stay out of reach as well as near the river mouths that may have the risk of overflow.
Japan is one of the world’s most seismically active countries, sitting on top of four major tectonic plates along the western edge of the Pacific “Ring of Fire”.
The archipelago, which is home to around 125 million people, typically experiences aropund 1,500 jolts every year and accounts for
8% of the world’s earthquakes.
In 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake triggered a tsunami in which almost 18,500 people were found dead or missing and caused a devastating meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
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