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The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami advisory for Izu and Ogasawara Islands (marked yellow).
The Yomiuri Shimbun
9:01 JST, September 24, 2024 (updated at 12:50 JST)
A 50-centimeter-high tsunami was observed at Yaene, on Hachijojima Island, Tokyo, at 8:58 a.m. on Tuesday, and a 10-centimeter-high to 20-centimeter-high tsunami was also observed at Kozushima Island, Miyakejima Island and Izu-Oshima Island, Tokyo, in the morning.
The Japan Meteorological Agency lifted its tsunami advisory for the Izu and Ogasawara Islands at around 11:00 a.m.
The waves were caused by an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.9 that occurred near Torishima Island, in the Izu Islands, at around 8:14 a.m.
