HIBAPRESS – Agencies
Japan issued a warning today, Monday, about the increasing risk of an earthquake of magnitude 8 or more, after a powerful earthquake shook the north of the country, followed by a warning of the occurrence of violent tidal waves "tsunami".
The Japanese Meteorological Agency said in a statement that "the possibility of a new massive earthquake is relatively higher than usual." A tsunami wave of 80 centimeters hit the north of Japan earlier today, Monday, after a powerful earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency. The agency explained that the wave was recorded at 17:34 (08:34 GMT) in Kuji port in Iwate Prefecture, two minutes after the first wave, which was 70 centimeters high, and 41 minutes after the earthquake.
