Japan on tsunami alert but Pacific fears abateBy AFP
Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert, issued following a series of major earthquakes on Monday.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake registered magnitude 7.1. Waves of up to 1.6 feet (50 cm) were detected in the south, as a tsunami alert was issued. Thursday 8 August 2024 15:26, UK Earthquakes Japan Tsunami This is a modal window. ...
In Chile, the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy issued a preventive alert for the people to be alert and informed. Meanwhile, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said that the government will "present a complete report on the situation" every two hours for the high waves....
A tsunami is a series of ocean waves caused by a large, undersea disturbance, such as an earthquake. When a massive earthquake strikes, as it did off the coast of Japan in 2024, it can displace an enormous volume of water, initiating a tsunami. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is ...
Figure 1. Example of fake tsunami alert spam The domain name attempts to look like a legit JMA domain - https://www.jma.go.jp, but instead of "."(dot) it has a "-"(hyphen) character in the name. The Japan Meteorological Agency alerted users through twitter about this difference. ...
NHK said the tsunami waves could keep returning, and warnings were continuing to be broadcast hours after the initial alert. Several aftershocks also rocked the region. Government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said it was critical for people in coastal areas to get away from the oncoming tsunami. ...
One user received an alert on January 23 that read: “BREAKING: A tsunami alert has been issued in Japan after a major earthquake.” The notification appeared to refer to a natural disaster warning issued more than three weeks earlier after an earthquake struck Japan’s Noto peninsula on...
Accurate prediction of tsunami wave parameters at certain coast locations is still among unsolved problems of tsunami hazard mitigation: for example, a country-wide tsunami alert in Japan after Chilean event of February 27, 2010. The expected wave height was largely overestimated: more than 3 meters...
As the wave continued its expansion across the ocean, Japan's Meteorological Agency said its tsunami alert applied to its entire Pacific coast, with the waves expected to be biggest in the north. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano told a hastily called news conference that the go...