Japan’s Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning for the country’s northern region following a powerful earthquake.
The agency said an 8.3 magnitude earthquake hit Saturday afternoon east of the Kuril Islands at 1:24 local time (0424 UTC).
The agency said waves as high as one meter could hit the northeastern coast of Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. Officials are warning residents to evacuate from the seashore immediately to safe places above coasts.
The agency says a 10-centimeter wave hit Nemuro in northeastern Japan shortly after the tidal level had fallen - a sign a tsunami was approaching. No damage has been reported.
The U.S. has issued tsunami warnings for Russia and Markus Island in the Pacific Ocean.
Lesser tsunami watches have been issued for a wide swathe of northeastern and eastern Honshu - Japan’s main island. A watch is also in effect in Taiwan, Indonesia and the Philippines, as well as the U.S. island of Guam, and island state of Hawaii.
There are no immediate reports of injuries from the earthquake.
Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
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