Earthquake of 7.6 magnitude rocks Japan; tsunami warning issued
Posted on: Dec 08, 2025 20:06 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
An temblor of magnitude 7.6 struck nippon on mon eventide, triggering a tsunami warning, according to the United States geologic Survey. A tsunami as high as three metres (10 feet) could hit Japan's northeastern coast after an earthquake, news agency Reuters reported, citing the Japan Meteorological Agency.
The earthquake was recorded at a depth of 53.1 km at 14:15 (UTC), as per USGS. The epicentre was 73 kilometres east-northeast of Misawa, a city in northern Japan. It reportedly struck off the coast of Amori and Hokkaido, leading to a tsunami alert for the region. The alert was sounded for a tsunami up to 3 meters.
Japan Meteorological Agency said that the tsunami warning was issued for the prefectures of Hokkaido, Aomori and Iwate, after the quake jolted a large part of Japan's north and east.
Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre informed that hazardous tsunami waves from Japan earthquake are possible within 1000 km of the epicenter along the coasts of Japan and Russia.
Earlier, in July this year, an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hit a remote island in southwestern Japan. The earthquake's epicentre was off the coast of the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima, but a tsunami warning was not issued.
Russia's Kamchatka region was also hit by a massive earthquake of magnitude 8.8 in July, triggering tsunami waves for neighbouring nations. It was the world's biggest earthquake in 14 years. In 2011, a 9.1 magnitude megathrust earthquake struck Japan and caused a major tsunami, devastating the country.
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