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TOKYO - A tsunami warning was issued on Saturday for the eastern part of Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido and a lesser warning for a wide swathe of northeastern and eastern Honshu, Japan’s main island, NHK public television said.
The earliest possible arrival of the tsunami was estimated at 2 p.m. (0500 GMT) on the eastern coast of Hokkaido with an estimated maximum height of one meter.
The warning came after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck to the east of the Kuril Islands. The quake rocked parts of eastern Hokkaido and northeastern Honshu. There were no immediate reports of injuries from the earthquake.
Reuters contributed to this report.
The earliest possible arrival of the tsunami was estimated at 2 p.m. (0500 GMT) on the eastern coast of Hokkaido with an estimated maximum height of one meter.
The warning came after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck to the east of the Kuril Islands. The quake rocked parts of eastern Hokkaido and northeastern Honshu. There were no immediate reports of injuries from the earthquake.
Reuters contributed to this report.