Japan issues tsunami alert after magnitude 7.6 earthquake

A tsunami as high as three metres could hit Japan’s northeastern coast after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.6 occurred offshore on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

The tsunami warning and emergency evacuation orders were issued after the quake jolted a large part of Japan’s north and east at 11:15 p.m local time (1415 GMT).

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in brief comment to reporters, said the government set up an emergency task force to urgently assess the extent of damage. “We are putting people’s lives first and doing everything we can,” she said.

According to NHK , JMA has issued a tsunami warning for Aomori, Iwate and Hokkaido prefectures and a tsunami advisory for Miyagi and Fuk

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