JMA Issues a Tsunami Warning for the Pacific Coast, with Estimated Maximum Wave Height 3 Meters (UPDATE2 )

The Japan News

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning and advisory for the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Okinawa in Wednesday morning. The estimate of maximum wave height is now expected to be 3 meter.

Earlier, JMA issued Tsunami advisory with estimated maximum wave height of 1 meter, but now it raised alert level and wave height.

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 8.7 had occurred around the Kamchatka Peninsula.

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