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The agency said tsunami waves of up to 50 centimeters (1.6 feet) were detected along parts of Kyushu’s southern coast and the nearby island of Shikoku about a half hour after the quake struck.
A preliminary probe led by researchers at the University of Tokyo estimated that the highest point of the tsunami on the western coast of the peninsula could have reached up to 4.2 meters (14 ft ...
Tsunami modelling executed by the University of Tokyo and Building Research Institute of Japan computed the tsunami to be 3.6 m (12 ft) in Suzu; 3 m (9.8 ft) in Noto; 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in Shika and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in Jōetsu, Niigata. [101] Flooding by the tsunami exceeded 4 m (13 ft) along the east and western part of the peninsula.
The aircraft had been damaged in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami while parked at Sendai Airport, and was the only aircraft damaged there to be repaired afterwards. [1] The Dash 8 was fitted with a Mode S -capable transponder but was reportedly not equipped with ADS-B ; this meant the aircraft's position and speed were not reported by ...
A tsunami advisory was issued after the earthquake. It covered Kōchi, Ehime, Oita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima Prefectures [15] and predicted waves of up to 1 m (3.3 ft). [16] Subsequently, tsunami waves of 50 cm (1.6 ft) were observed in Miyazaki, 30 cm (0.98 ft) in Kōchi, and 20 cm (0.66 ft) in Kagoshima. [15] The advisories were lifted at 22:00 ...
Evacuate from coastal or river areas immediately to safer places such as high ground or a tsunami evacuation building. Tsunami Warning: 津波警報: Tsunami height is expected to be up to 3 meters. 3 m High Tsunami waves will hit, causing damage to low-lying areas. Buildings will be flooded and anybody exposed will be caught in tsunami currents.
A tsunami warning was called off less than two hours after the quake, which was followed by large aftershocks. The Red Cross said early Wednesday that 14 had died, citing government information. Widespread damage to telecommunications and other infrastructure impeded the release of official reports and phone service remained down.
The northeastern tip of the Noto Peninsula has been subject to an earthquake swarm for over two years; the earthquake is one of the largest events in this swarm, surpassing a M JMA 5.4 event that took place in June 2022.