Tsunami begins to reach 3 Japanese provinces after M 7.1 earthquake

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —

The tsunami started hitting three areas in Japan after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the country.

According to local Japanese media reports, NHK News, tsunami waves began to reach the coasts of Miyazaki, Kochi and Kagoshiwa Provinces.

In Miyazaki the water level reached 50 cm, in Nichinan Aburatsu it reached 40 cm, and in Hyuga Hozoshima it reached 10 cm. Meanwhile, in Tosa Shimizu, Kochi with a height of 20 cm.

The tsunami also hit the area of ​​Tanegashima Island Kumano, Kagoshima, with a height of 10 cm

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Kochi local time, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, Thursday (8/8).

Japan’s Meteorological and Geophysical Agency issued an immediate tsunami warning after the M 7.1 magnitude earthquake, reported from Kyodo News.

So far there is no information about damage or casualties.

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