Strong earthquakes in Russia cause tsunamis

A strong earthquake struck near Sakhalin Island, the Far East, Russia killed one person and created small tsunamis that hit northern Japan.

The 6.4-magnitude earthquake occurred at 1138 this morning on August 2 (Japanese time) and rocked the southern tip of Sakhalin, northern Japan, the Japanese meteorological agency said. Seismology killed one person, two wounded, both in Sakhalin, Russia's Interfax news agency reported.

In Japan, tsunamis of about 0.3048m high have hit the coastal city of Wakkanai, Hokkaido island, in the northernmost just minutes before 2pm this afternoon, the Japanese meteorological agency announced. Smaller waves were also recorded on the west coast of Hokkaido.

Officials of Japanese Meteorological Agency show that the table may show tsunamis (Photo: VNN)

The second earthquake of 5.9 Richter scale, attacked the area at 2:22 pm but did not cause tsunamis, according to the Japanese meteorological agency. There have been no reports of casualties or damage in Japan caused by the earthquake or tsunami. The authorities removed the tsunami warning in western Hokkaido island three hours after the first seismic.

Japan and Russia's Far East provinces form part of the "Ring of Fire" in the Pacific Ocean.

The Japanese government has issued a tsunami warning even when there are forecasts for small waves. The most densely populated coastline in Japan is installed with many loudspeakers to order evacuation when tsunamis are present.

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Hoai Linh