5-meter tsunami waves possible for 300km along Japan coast–agencies

TOKYO — Hazardous tsunami waves of up to five meters were possible along the north coast of central Japan on Monday within 300 kilometers of a magnitude 7.5 quake’s epicenter, US and Japanese agencies said.

“Hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible within 300 km of the epicenter along the coasts of Japan,” the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said, while the Japan Meteorological Agency warned the waves could be up to five metres high.

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