Japan lifts all tsunami advisories
The latest just coming in – Japan has lifted all tsunami advisories after the earthquake, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Earlier it was reported that Japan had downgraded its forecast and Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi had urged the residents in the Okinawa region to stay on safe ground until all tsunami advisories were lifted.
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Philippines cancels tsunami warning
Rebecca Ratcliffe
The Philippines’ seismology agency has cancelled its tsunami warning, saying “Based on available data of our sea level monitoring stations facing the epicentral area, no significant sea level disturbances have been recorded since 07:58am up until this cancellation.”
It added that “any effects due to the tsunami warning have largely passed” and that the agency had cancelled all tsunami warnings issued…