A warning is in place
Japan have issued a tsunami warning after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern Japan.
Both the prefectures of Kochi and Miyazaki are expecting to be hit by a Tsunami wave in the coming hours, as reported by local media.
Concerns had been raised over the nuclear power plants in Sendai and Ikata, but up until now, no irregulations have been reported, with news agency NHK citing Shikoku Electric Power.
The Tsunami is expected to have a wave height of around a metre as per the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Despite this sounding small, due to the nature of tsunamis and the mass of water they carry, this can still pose danger to buildings and people.
The threat of damage is not clear.
It was reported that the earthquake struck Japan at 9.19 pm local time, around 12:49 UK time on Monday 13 January.
Authorities have urged locals not to enter the sea or go near the coast until the warning is lifted, the country’s meteorological agency said on X.
|As reported by the Sun, an officer on duty said: “First there was a small tremor, and then the lateral tremor got bigger and bigger. Nothing fell or anything.”
In Shintomi Town Hall, a security officer described “strong horizontal shaking for about 30 seconds.”
