A. earthquake The 6.6 magnitude earthquake recorded in the Pacific south of Japan today caused a tsunami warning to be activated in the Izu Islands south of Tokyo.. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the earthquake occurred at 11 a.m. local time (02 a.m. GMT) on Thursday, at a depth of about 10 kilometers below the seabed and south of the Izu archipelago of Tokyo prefecture. .
The same organization issued a warning due to the prediction that this would happen. A. tsunami one meter high He called on people to leave all coastal areas in the island chain, which started approximately 30 minutes after the earthquake, and noted that no significant “risk of damage” was expected there. Executive spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno asked locals to “be careful and stay calm” at a press conference, noting that the Government was monitoring the situation.
According to the JMA, the tsunami could reach Hachijojima island (about 290 kilometers south of Tokyo), which is the southernmost island among the main islands of the Izu archipelago and has a population of about 8,000, around 11:50 am (2:50 GMT). . The Japan Meteorological Agency also warned of the risk of a slight rise in sea level of about 0.2 meters along much of the country’s Pacific coast due to the earthquake.