A tsunami has struck coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, news agency AP reported on Wednesday.
Earlier, Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) had issued a tsunami warning following a magnitude-8.7 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The agency warned that waves up to 3 metres (9.8 feet) could reach Japan’s Pacific coast between 10:00 am and 11:30 am (local time).
In response, the Japanese government ordered evacuations in vulnerable coastal regions, as reported by national broadcaster NHK.
Authorities have urged residents in the affected areas to move to higher ground immediately and avoid beaches, rivers, and low-lying zones.
Emergency services are on high alert and closely monitoring the situation as aftershocks remain a possibility.
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