6.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan and tsunami warning is activated

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake recorded today in the Pacific south of Japan caused the alert to activate tsunami in the Izu Islands, south of Tokyo. The earthquake occurred at 11 a.m. local time on Thursday (2 a.m. GMT), about 10 kilometers deep under the sea and south of the Izu archipelago, which belongs to Tokyo prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. (JMA). .

This same organization issued an alert due to the prediction that a tsunami meter high in that chain of islands approximately 30 minutes after the earthquakeIt is urged the population to abandon all coastal areas, although it also pointed out that no significant “risk of harm” is foreseen in them.

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Source: Elcomercio

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