Five-metre tsunami waves possible for 300km along Japan coast

A tsunami warning is shown on TV in Yokohama, near Tokyo Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. Japan issued tsunami alerts Monday after a series of strong quakes in the Sea of Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Tokyo: Hazardous tsunami waves of up to five metres are predicted along the north coast of central Japan on Monday within 300 kilometres of a magnitude 7.5 quake's epicentre, US and Japanese agencies said.

"Hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible within 300km 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. - AFP