Two strong earthquakes struck Off The East Coast Of Honshu, Japan today. The first Magnitude 6.8 at 8:03 UTC followed up by a Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake just 50 minutes later.
Japan experienced at least three small tsunamis on Sunday minutes after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolted a Northern Pacific region affecting parts of the nation. Authorities have also issued more tsunami warnings, warning people to not venture out. The first tsunami hit Miyako, Iwate, at 5:37 pm local time (08:37 GMT) but it was so small that the Japan Meteorological Agency said it could not measure the height.
Two minutes later, another tsunami wave reached Ofunato city in Iwate Prefecture, the JMA said. Its height was measured at 10 centimetres (about 4 inches). This tsunami also struck Ominato port, Miyako and Kamaishi, tsunami warning lifted Subsequently, a tsunami wave of 20 centimetres height (8 inches) slammed the coastal area of Kuji, NHK said. “A tsunami advisory has been issued” for the Iwate coast, the JMA said in a bulletin, warning that waves could approach at any moment. The JMA issued an advisory for a tsunami of up to 1 metre (3 feet) along the northern coastal region. The advisory remained in place an hour after the initial quake. Tsunami waves that follow earthquakes can continue for a few hours afterward, hitting the coast repeatedly, and can possibly get bigger with time.
