Small tsunamis hit northern Japan
15 November 2006Small tsunami waves have hit northern Japan, according to the country’s meteorological agency (JMA).
The JMA initially expected a tsunami of at least two metres (6.5 feet) high after an 8.1 magnitude earthquake shook the Kuril Islands, north of Japan.
Tsunami warnings for the area and for Russia’s Pacific coast were later called off.
source: BBC
