TOKYO, Jan 16 (NNN-NHK) – Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), last night, issued a tsunami warning, following an earlier volcanic eruption in Tonga.
The weather agency warned of the tsunami, on the country’s Pacific coast and urged residents to evacuate from seaside areas.
The tsunami was triggered following the massive underwater volcanic eruption, in the South Pacific island country of Tonga, yesterday.
So far, part of the Amami Island saw a tsunami of about 1.2-metre high, while many eastern Pacific coastal areas were hit by a tsunami of 0.4 to 0.6-metre high, according to the JMA.
The agency has predicted that, a three-metre high tsunami may hit some of Japan’s south=western islands, including Amami Island, while other Pacific coastal areas will likely be hit by a tsunami of around one-metre high.
After the agency issued the tsunami warning and advisories, the government set up a liaison office, at the prime minister’s office, to gather information.– NNN-NHK
