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Powerful earthquakes off Japan's west coast prompt tsunami warnings
CBSN
A series of powerful earthquakes off central Japan's west coast prompted tsunami warnings Monday and residents were urged to seek higher ground. The Japan Meterological Agency (JMA) said the Noto region, on the western side of Japan's main island of Honshu, was hit by a rapid series of quakes — about 20 in total — starting with a 5.7 magnitude temblor at 4:06 p.m. local time.
That was followed by a major 7.6-magnitude quake just four minutes later, then a 6.1 magnitude temblor at 4:18 p.m., a 4.5 magnitude one at 4:23 p.m., a 4.6 magnitude quake at 4:29 p.m., and a 4.8 magnitude quake at 4:32.
The first tsunami waves, around four feet high, hit Ishikawa prefecture's Wajima port about an hour after the quakes struck, and there were warnings of more possible tsunami, as high as 16 feet, still to come in Ishikawa.
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