Tsunami alert Issued after magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes off coast of Japan

Japan has been put on tsunami alert after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake.

The quake, registered as a major one on the Richter scale, struck off the country’s far south-west coast just before 6am local time.
It hit at a depth of about six miles, around 100 miles south west of the town of Makurazaki, says Japan’s Meteorological Agency.

The affected area is 860 miles away from the capital Tokyo.Now the country faces the terrifying wait for the aftermath of the quake.

The tsnunami is expected on the south-west coast
JMA said waves of up to one metre (3ft) could hit the western coast of Kagoshima prefecture and Satsunan islands.

“Get out of the water and leave the coast immediately,” the JMA’s warning said.
“As the strong current will continue, do not get in the sea or approach coasts until the advisory is cleared,” it added.

The news comes as the country still comes to terms with the massive earthquake which hit in 2011.

Mirror UK