Korea issues tsunami advisory after 7.6 quake in Japan
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Published: 01 Jan. 2024, 16:58 Updated: 01 Jan. 2024, 17:45

Korea issues tsunami advisory after 7.6 quake in Japan

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The Korean meteorology agency sent out a tsunami advisory at 4:35 p.m. on Monday after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 hit western Japan.    
 
The Korea agency warned of possible tsunamis in coastal regions of Gangwon.  
 
The Korean agency’s advisory came 20 minutes after the Japan Meteorological Agency reported the earthquake at 4: 10 p.m. at Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture.  
 
Included in the tsunami warning zone are the Dokdo islets, which the Japanese government claims.
 

BY LEE HO-JEONG, LEE SOO-JUNG [lee.hojeong@joongang.co.kr]
tags earthquake Ishikawa earthquake Japan Korea Gangwon

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