Sirens sound in Japan! High tsunami waves approaching the coast after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake (VIEWS)

2025-12-08 16:19:49Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Sirens sound in Japan! High tsunami waves approaching the coast after the 7.5
Sirens sound in Japan! Tsunami waves approaching coast after 7.5 magnitude earthquake

Sirens have sounded in several Japanese cities, alerting residents to the risk of a possible tsunami after a strong 7.5-magnitude earthquake.

The earthquake struck about 45 minutes before midnight, with the epicenter located off the Japanese coast, according to the Japan Meteorological Association.

So far, the tsunami waves appear to have moved closer to the coast, with waves of 40 cm observed in the ports of Mutsu Ogawa in Aomori prefecture and Urakawa on Hokkaido island, according to the JMA.

Sirens sound in Japan! High tsunami waves approaching the coast after the 7.5

The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning for waves of up to 3 meters high in the prefectures of Hokkaido, Aomori and Iwate.

Images showing tsunami warnings have appeared on television in Japan, with the height of three meters written on the screen.

Sirens sound in Japan! High tsunami waves approaching the coast after the 7.5



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