Tsunami waves about 1.2 meters, or 4 feet, high were detected around the Noto Peninsula, near the epicenter, at about 4:21 p.m., according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, with more waves detected in the area at about 4. :37 Evening
The Japan Meteorological Agency advised people in areas under tsunami warnings to “immediately evacuate from coastal areas and riverside areas” to higher ground or designated evacuation buildings. “The waves are expected to hit repeatedly,” the agency warned.
As of 8:30 p.m., Japanese authorities issued tsunami warnings for Noto, Yamagata, Niigata, Toyama, and Fukui Prefectures, as well as for Sadogashima Island, Kaga District in Chikawa Prefecture, and the northern part of Hyogo Prefecture.
Across the Sea of Japan, authorities in South Korea said they had detected four tsunami waves on its east coast as of 6:20 p.m., the largest of which was waves 45 centimeters, or 17 inches, high.
Office of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida He said He instructed the authorities to give priority to human life and spare no effort in emergency response to disasters.
Tsunami warnings raised fears across Japan, where at least 18,000 people were killed after a catastrophic March 2011 earthquake off the northeastern coast of Honshu sent towering waves up to 130 feet high that crashed into coastal cities, sweeping away cars. And houses, as well as the earthquake. Destruction of multi-storey buildings. The 9.0-magnitude quake was the third largest ever recorded in the world since 1900, according to the US National Centers for Environmental Information.
The 2011 earthquake also caused one of the worst nuclear disasters in history, when seawater submerged the electricity generators powering the cooling system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, compromising three reactors and ultimately causing explosions that spread radioactive material.
