Powerful Quake Jolts Northwest Japan, Raising Tsunami Warning
Source: Bloomberg
Tokyo (AP) -- A powerful earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Tuesday night, and officials warned of a tsunami up to one meter (3.3 feet) high along parts of the coast.
Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake registered magnitude 6.8 and was located off the western coast of Yamagata about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of the city of Sakata.
It said the quake was fairly shallow, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) below the sea's surface. Shallow quakes tend to cause more damage on the Earth's surface.
The agency predicted a tsunami as high as 1 meter (yard) along the coast of the northwestern prefectures of Yamagata, Niigata and Ishikawa.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-18/urgent-powerful-quake-jolts-northwest-japan-tsunami-warning-issued
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