Kukhishwe izeluleko nge-tsunami eJapan ngemuva kokuzamazama komhlaba okuyi-7.2 magnitude ogwini lwesiqhingi esikhulu saseJapan i-Honshu, kusho i-Japan Meteorological Agency ngoLwesithathu.
Ukuzamazama komhlaba bekusendaweni engamakhilomitha angu-169 (105 miles) ukusuka ogwini olusempumalanga ye-Honshu, ngqo empumalanga yedolobha i-Sendai, kusho abe-US Geological Survey.
Ukuzamazama kwenzeke endaweni engamakhilomitha angu-8.8 ngaphansi komhlaba, kusho i-USGS. Ukuphakama okulindelekile kwe-tsunami bekulindeleke ukuthi kube ngamamitha angu-0.5 kuphela (19.6 amayintshi).
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