Taiwan Earthquake: Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory After Threat Deemed to Have Passed
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3 April 2024 12:11 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Taiwan has been shocked by its strongest earthquake since 1999, on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, triggering tsunami warnings for Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines.
As reported by Japan Times, the magnitude 7.7 quake had initially prompted a forecast of waves of up to 3 meters for some areas in Okinawa, with residents strongly urged to evacuate coastal areas.
After the tsunami warnings in Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii, the United States, said late on Tuesday that the threat had “passed”.
According to a report by Al Jazeera, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JAM) lifted all tsunami advisories on Wednesday afternoon at 12pm after earlier urging residents in Okinawa Island, Miyakojima Island and Yaeyama Island to evacuate amid warnings of high waves.
The agency said that a wave measuring about 30cm (12 inches) high was detected on the coast of Yonaguni Island about 15 minutes after the quake.
Okinawa’s main airport suspended flights following the alert.
The Philippines’s seismology agency cancelled its alert after earlier warning that coastal areas would experience “high tsunami waves”.
AL JAZEERA | JAPAN TIMES
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