Updated at 4:04 a.m., Wednesday, November 15, 2006
16-inch tsunami hits Japan, more could follow
Associated Press
TOKYO — Japan issued a tsunami warning this morning and told Pacific coast residents to flee to higher ground after a powerful earthquake hit off sparsely populated islands to the north.Japan's meteorological agency initially predicted that a 6-foot tsunami would hit the Pacific coast of Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido and main island of Honshu after 9:10 p.m. (2:10 a.m. HST).
A 16-inch wave hit the port of Nemuro on Hokkaido at 19 minutes later, and live footage from the area showed calm seas.
The agency warned that larger waves could follow.
