Magnitude-6.5 Quake Shook Again Eastern Japan; Tsunami Alert Issued by Authorities

Tsunami Warning
Tsunami alert in eastern Japan

Another quake has moved into the eastern coast of Japan on Monday morning, March 28. For this reason, a tsunami warning was immediately issued and spread throughout the said country. Reports were delivered by the United States Geological Survey.

Luckily, there had no any sudden damages that were reported as there were no physical injuries announced just yet.

However, the Japan Meteorological Agency made a declaration about a formulated possibility informing that a 1.6 foot otherwise estimated to be a half meter tsunami may come to rise in the Miyagi Prefecture.

Meanwhile, it was measured at around 7:23 a.m. on Monday with Japan-based time. Report says that the alert was brought up due to the earthquake developed in the areas which were said to be close to Honshu coast.

The earthquake has a depth measuring 5.9 kilometers or 3.7 miles was the official report issued by the US Geological Survey.

Officials seek to warn its people to be prepared in the possible emergency situation considering that parts of Japan were already been destroyed by the deadly earthquake with 9.0 magnitude that claimed lives of thousands. Both humanitarian and industrial destruction affected the economy of Japan due to the m(–foul word(s) removed–)ive earthquake.

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