Members of the local fire brigade search for the remains of missing people on a beach in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, norther Japan, 11 March 2021. (Photo: EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA) The tsunami already arrived in some island areas, which reported waves as high as 60cm, national broadcaster NHK said.
The advisory followed an earthquake near Torishima Island at 5:25 a.m. (JST), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The United States Geological Survey measured a quake in the area with a magnitude of 4.9.
The Izu Islands area, about 100km south of Tokyo, was the site of an earthquake-triggered tsunami advisory on Thursday.
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