Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, January 1 (Reporter Guo Dan Ouyang Dina) According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, on the afternoon of January 1, local time, 7Magnitude 6**, a tsunami about 5 meters high has been observed near the epicenter. At present, there are no reports**, and the Meteorological Agency is calling on the public to evacuate the nearby coast quickly.
On January 1, the highway in Koyabe City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, was closed due to **, and the sign prompted to exit the highway from here. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Sun Jialin).
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the ** occurred at 16:10 local time (15:10 Beijing time) on the 1st, and the epicenter was located at 37 north latitude5 degrees, east longitude 1372 degrees, the depth of the epicenter is 10 km.
At 16:10**, the Xinhua News Agency reporter was taking the Shinkansen from the capital Tokyo to Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, when the mobile phone sounded the siren, and the reporter felt a strong shaking in the carriage. Shinkansen emergency stop. At around 16:20, the alarm sounded for the second time, and the train shook again for more than ten seconds, but it was weaker and shorter than the first earthquake.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said that as of 17:07, 16 observations had been made**.
On January 1, the car stopped at the highway exit in Koyabe City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, waiting for new information. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Sun Jialin).
In addition, the Korea Meteorological Agency warned on January 1 that sea level elevation may rise in parts of South Korea's eastern coast due to the tsunami caused by Japan**.
Japan is located in the world's most active belt, the Pacific Rim Belt, which is frequent.
On January 1, the highway in Koyabe City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, was closed due to **. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Sun Jialin).