A robust 7. 6-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan on Monday, triggering a tsunami of as much as 40 centimeters in coastal communities within the region, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said.
The agency said the magnitude quake struck just east of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s fundamental Honshu island, and just south of Hokkaido island. It said a tsunami of 40 centimeters struck the Hokkaido prefecture town of Urakawa and the Aomori prefecture port of Mutsu Ogawara.
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Several people were injured at a hotel within the Aomori town of Hachinohe, public broadcaster NHK reported.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in short comment to reporters, said the federal government arrange an emergency task force to urgently assess the extent of harm. “We’re putting people’s lives first and doing every little thing we will,” she said.
Nuclear power plants within the region were conducting safety checks, NHK reported.
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