Japan’s Meteorological Company has issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southwest Japan on Sunday night. The quake, which occurred round 9:19 p.m. native time (7:19 a.m. ET), triggered an advisory for Miyazaki province on Kyushu Island and the southern Kochi prefecture.
The company has urged residents to keep away from coastal areas and chorus from getting into the ocean till the advisory is lifted. It warned that tsunami waves of as much as one meter (three toes) may happen. Regardless of the U.S. Geological Survey revising the earthquake’s magnitude down to six.8 and stating there’s “no tsunami risk,” Japan’s Meteorological Company emphasised the potential hazard of repeated tsunami strikes.
“Tsunami can strike repeatedly. Please don’t enter the ocean or go close to coastal areas,” the company posted on X (previously Twitter).