Updated at 4:09 a.m., Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Japan issues tsunami warning after earthquake
Associated Press
TOKYO — Japan's meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning and told Pacific coast residents to flee to higher ground after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.1 hit near islands north of the country.A tsunami about 6 feet tall or higher could hit the Pacific coast of Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido and main island of Honshu after 1:10 a.m., Hawai'i time, the agency said.
The quake struck about 244 miles east of the Etorofu islands, which are north of Japan, at 1:15 a.m. HST, according to the agency.
