TOKYO, Sept 24 (Askume) – A small tsunami struck just south of Japan’s remote Izu Islands on Tuesday but there were no immediate reports of damage. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near an uninhabited island in the remote South Pacific.
About 40 minutes after the quake, a 50-centimetre (1.6-foot) tsunami struck Hachijo Island, one of the Izu Islands, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
No damage from the tsunami or the earthquake had been confirmed, public broadcaster NHK said.
The weather agency earlier said residents of the Izu and Ogasawara islands should prepare for a tsunami up to 1 meter (3.3 feet) that could hit the coast.
The agency said the quake struck about 600 kilometers from Tokyo. The island is near the uninhabited Bird Island to the south (370 miles), so no major earthquake was observed.
The Izu Islands consist of about a dozen inhabited islands, as well as the more remote Ogasawara Islands to the south, with a total population of about 24,000 people as of last year, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which governs the regions.
