Jakarta –
Earthquake with a Magnitude (M) of 7.2 shaking the northeast offshore region Japan. Japan’s Meteorological Agency, Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA), has since issued a tsunami warning.
The earthquake occurred on Saturday (20/3) at 6:09 p.m. in Pacific waters in the Miyagi region, with a depth of 60 kilometers (37 miles). The following is the data collected detikcom, Saturday (20/3/2021), related to the earthquake that triggered the tsunami in Japan;
1. Tsunami Warning
Japan’s meteorological agency, Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) also issued a warning tsunami. This was conveyed by JMA as reported by the news agency AFP. JMA issued a warning for a tsunami wave of about one meter.
Japanese public broadcaster NHK, as quoted by Reuters, also warned residents that a one meter high tsunami was expected in Miyagi Prefecture. When the warning was issued, there were no reports of damage from Miyagi due to this earthquake.
2. Tsunamis up to 1 meter high
Tsunami waves up to 1 meter high hit parts of Japan’s coast today. The tsunami occurred after an earthquake with Magnitude (M) 7.2 rocked near Miyagi Prefecture, which was devastated by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
Wave tsunami first to one meter hit the ground shortly after the earthquake, local television channel NHK reported as reported by DW. The United States consulate in Sapporo issued a call to people in the area to “seek a higher place.”
3. Residents Run to High Placesi
Some residents of the coastal community said they had fled to higher ground after a tsunami warning was issued on Saturday night. “I remember that day 10 years ago,” a man in the town of Ishinomaki told NHK national media as he fled to a park on a hill.
“Because of our experience that day, I moved fast. My heart was beating fast,” he said, referring to the earthquake measuring 9.0 on March 11, 2011, which triggered a devastating tsunami.
An official from the Miyagi Prefecture disaster management office, Takashi Yokota, said so far there had been no reports of damage or casualties.
“We have not received any immediate reports of damage or injuries after the earthquake and tsunami warnings. But we are still gathering information,” he told AFP.
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