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US cancels tsunami warnings
They initially came after a massive 8.3-magnitude quake near Japan in the Pacific ocean.
Last Modified: 13 Jan 2007 08:28 GMT
Waves were expected to hit the coasts of Japan's northern island Hokkaido and the main island Honshu
The United States has cancelled its tsunami warnings for all areas of the Pacific Ocean that could have been affected by a tidal wave generated by a major earthquake east of the Kuril Islands.
 
 

The US had issued a warning for Russia, Japan and Markus Island in the Pacific Ocean.

Earlier, Japan has issued a tsunami warning and urged coastal residents to head to higher ground after a massive 8.3-magnitude quake in the Pacific ocean.

 

Waves as high as one metre were expected to reach the coast of northern Hokkaido around 2pm (0:500 GMT) on Saturday and also to hit the Pacific coast on the main island of Honshu, Japan's meteorological agency had said.

 

The quake, in the northwestern Pacific, at 04:24 GMT, was felt in Hokkaido, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

 

The agency urged residents to head to higher ground, a warning passed on by local authorities as well as Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), the national network

 

NHK broadcast live footage from various ports in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, but no major waves had been observed by early afternoon.

 

Japan experiences 20 per cent of the world's major earthquakes, frequently jolting its cities.

 
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