KLAS-TV Channel 8 News Las VegasTsunami Warning After Earthquake Rocks Japan
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan issued a tsunami warning Wednesday and told Pacific coast residents to flee to higher ground after a powerful earthquake hit off sparsely populated islands to the north.
Japan's meteorological agency initially predicted that a 6 1/2-foot tsunami would hit the Pacific coast of Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido and main island of Honshu after 9:10 p.m. (7:10 a.m. EST).
A 16-inch wave hit the port of Nemuro on Hokkaido at 9:29 p.m., and live footage from the area showed calm seas. The agency warned that larger waves could follow.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii says a tsunami warning also had been issued for Russia. A tsunami advisory has been issued for Hawaii, but there is no threat of a destructive
wave.
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