Tsunami alert in Japan after 6.8 magnitude earthquake
Japan issued a tsunami warning Monday evening after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in the southwest of the archipelago, according to the American Institute of Geophysics (USGS).
Waves of one meter were feared after this earthquake off the coast of Miyazaki prefecture, in the Kyushu region, which occurred around 9:19 p.m., according to the USGS.
The USGS revised its initial magnitude estimate downward from 6.9 to 6.8, adding that “there is no tsunami threat from this earthquake.”
The Japanese Meteorological Agency nevertheless asked the population to stay away from coastal areas.
“The tsunami can strike several times. Please do not enter the sea or approach coastal areas,” the agency said on X.
