Tokyo According to the USGS, a strong 7.5 earthquake struck central Japan on Monday, sparking tsunami warnings and orders for local residents to evacuate to higher ground.Around 4:10 p.m. (0710 GMT), a seismic activity struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture. "All residents must evacuate immediately to higher ground," national broadcaster NHK declared.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, located in Hawaii, reported that dangerous tsunami waves could occur up to 300 kilometers (190 miles) from the epicentre of the earthquake along the coast of Japan.
It was confirmed that a 1.2-meter tsunami had reached Wajima city in the prefecture of Ishikawa.
However, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) stated that a much larger tsunami—five meters—was predicted to reach Noto in the same area.
According to the JMA, a series of strong earthquakes struck the Noto area on the Sea of Japan side of Japan's main island, Honshu, in quick succession. The first earthquake struck at 4:06 p.m. local time and had a magnitude of 5.7.
The following were the following: an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 at 4:10 pm, a 6.1 at 4:18 pm, a 4.5 at 4:23 pm, a 4.6 at 4:29 pm, and a 4.8 at 4:32 pm.
Soon after, the US Geological Survey reported that another earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 occurred.
Broadcasters abruptly changed to special programming in response to the strongest of the earthquakes, urging impacted citizens to evacuate to higher ground.