Will the June 18 6.8 earthquake in Japan trigger a tsunami? Did the Japanese tsunami affect China?

Friends who want to travel to Japan, please take your time to see if the place you want to go this time is within the disaster area. An earthquake in Japan's waters may trigger a tsunami. I hope you can pay more attention. Recently, it is suggested to cancel the trip near the earthquake zone directly.

Will there be a tsunami?

Perhaps Japan has issued a tsunami warning, advising tourists to stay away from the coast and estuaries.

At 8: 22 local time/kloc-0, an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale occurred in the waters near Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, with a focal depth of 10 km. The Japan Meteorological Agency announced that after 1 hour, there will be a tsunami with a height of 1 meter along the coast of the Sea of Japan.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the magnitude of Niigata is 6 and Yamagata is 6. "Seismicity" is a measure of earthquakes adopted in Japan, and the intensity of earthquakes is expressed by the degree of earthquakes. It is divided into ten grades, with the weakest degree of the earthquake being 0 and the strongest degree being 7 degrees.

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings to Yamagata Prefecture, Hsin Prefecture, Upper, Middle, Lower, Sadu Prefecture and Ishikawa Prefecture in Vietnam, reminding local people to stay away from the coast and estuaries. Tsunamis may strike many times.

According to the Japan Atomic Energy Regulatory Agency, Yukimura, Tokyo Electric Power Company in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture, and Nagawa Nuclear Power Station of Tohoku Electric Power Company in Nagawa-machi, Mulu Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture have no abnormalities caused by the earthquake.

It is reported that the earthquake caused about 5,900 households in Yamagata Prefecture and about 3,200 households in Shin Prefecture to lose power.

Does it affect China?

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According to the official Weibo news of National Ocean Forecasting Station, on June 8, 2006, on 2 1.22 (Beijing time), an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 occurred off the west coast of Honshu (38.62N, 139.47E) with a focal depth of 30.0km. ..

The Tsunami Warning Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources released the first tsunami message seven minutes after the earthquake. It is predicted that a local tsunami may be triggered around the earthquake source, but it will not affect the coast of China.

According to the latest monitoring and analysis results, the Tsunami Warning Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources has triggered a local tsunami with an amplitude less than 20 cm near the source.

According to the global water level monitoring data, the earthquake triggered a local tsunami near the source. As of 06: 10 (Beijing time) on June 9, 2008, the tidal wave of 10cm was detected at the Awashima (38.47N, 139.25E) tide gauge near the focal point 2 1.48, and the new _ (39.25e)

Japan Meteorological Agency released the first tsunami warning information at 2 1: 24 Beijing time, and it is estimated that a local tsunami of 20- 100 cm will be generated around the source. Subsequently, the Japan Meteorological Agency released the third tsunami report, and a tsunami wave of about 10 cm was observed around the source. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center released the first tsunami warning information at 2 1: 43 Beijing time.