A strong earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale was felt today (Monday) in northern Japan, when approximately 36,000 homes were cut off from electricity as a result of damage to the grid lines. Following the earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning in the prefectures of Niigata, Ishikawa and Toyama in the west of the country.
According to local media reports, the epicenter was in the Ishikawa area. It was reported on the NHK network that tsunami waves have already hit several districts, with waves up to 1.2 meters high reported to have been observed on some beaches in the city of Wajima. They also warned that a tsunami with a height of five meters is expected to hit the shores of Noto Peninsula in northern Japan.
