The Japan Meteorological Company (JMA) issued a tsunami advisory for elements of the nation’s japanese shoreline on Sunday after an earthquake was detected within the Pacific Ocean.
The company and the U.S. Geological Survey each mentioned 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 ft might arrive within the space.
A tsunami forecast — which means slight sea degree modifications — was additionally issued for a lot of the nation’s northeast.
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