Fumio Kishida, Japan’s prime minister, has called on residents in affected areas to evacuate immediately, Reuters reported.
A government spokesperson, meanwhile, cautioned residents to prepare for possible further quakes.
A tsunami warning is shown on TV in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP
Here is a map published by the Japanese Meteorological Agency showing its latest warnings by area.
Latest tsunami warnings in Japan Photograph: Japan Meteorological Agency
‘Major tsunami warnings are currently in effect,’ Japanese meteorological agency says
The Japanese Meteorological Agency said that “major tsunami warnings are currently in effect for coastal regions of Japan”.
On its website, the agency provided a list of regional alerts.
Tsunami alerts in Japan. Photograph: Japan Meteorological Agency
Earthquakes hit Japan, triggering tsunami warning
A series of earthquakes hit Japan today, triggering tsunami alerts.
One of the earthquakes had a preliminary magnitude of 7.6, Reuters reported.
The Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV said torrents of water could reach as high as 5 metres, the Associated Press reported. The public broadcaster urged people to flee to high land or the top of a nearby building.
A US Geological Survey map shows the location of a 7.5-magnitude earthquake hitting the Noto region of Ishikawa prefecture, central Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the depth of the epicentre was shallow and a tsunami warning was issued along the country’s western coastal regions for Ishikawa, Niigata, Toyama, Yamagata, Fukui and Hyogo. Photograph: USGS/EPA
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