(Morning News) According to Xinhua News Agency, after the Hongraha Apay Island Oceanic Volcano of the South Pacific Island Country Tonga erupted, the Japanese Meteorological Hall on Sunday (January 16) in the early morning of Sunday (January 16)The tsunami alert was continuously released.This is the first time that Japan has released a tsunami alert since November 2016.
At 00:00 on Sunday local time, the Japanese Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami alert for the Amami Islands and Tuji Lili Islands, and issued a tsunami tsunami to the Pacific coast of the Japanese islands.At 2:26, a 1.1 -meter tsunami was observed in Jiuci Port in Iwate County, and the tide position was still rising. The Meteorological Department subsequently released a tsunami alert to Iwate County at about 3 o'clock.The Meteorological Department called for residents to stay in a safe area before the alarm was lifted.
The official residence of the Prime Minister of Japan has set up an information liaison room in the Crisis Management Center, and the relevant loss is temporarily unclear.
A large eruption occurred on Saturday of Hong Ah Apay Island, and the 0.8 -meter -high tsunami was observed locally.The nearby Fiji and Samoa subsequently issued a tsunami alert. The West Coast of the United States and Hawaii, the British Columbia, and the North Island of New Zealand also issued tsunami tsunami.