An initial tsunami wave approximately 1 meter (3.2 feet) high made landfall within 30 minutes of the earthquake, the Associated Press reported, citing Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV.

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In March 2011, Japan endured the strongest earthquake in its recorded history followed by a severe tsunami. The Tohoku tsunami involved waves 40 meters/132 feet high and over 15,500 deaths.

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Japan is no stranger to seismic activity. As one of the most earthquake-prone countries on Earth, it sits atop four major ...

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Japan Tsunami More than 1,500 people died last march in rikuzentakata, one of several towns eradicated by the tsunami. “As the buildings were destroyed, black, dusty smoke was thrown up,” a ...

The Japanese weather agency had issued a tsunami advisory for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures, with expected heights of about 1 meter. One tsunami wave measuring about 8 inches reached some coasts ...

Some believe she foretold the devastating 2011 tsunami in Japan that killed more than 15,000 people and urban legend goes she ...