A tsunami with a height of 80 centimeters struck in the waters off northern japan on monday:53 PM (0753 GMT) on Monday off the coast of the Sanriku region at a depth of 10 kilometres, the German Press Agency (dpa) reported.
According to Bahrain News Agency, tsunami warnings are the second-highest alert level after major tsunami warnings were issued for affected regions, with the agency saying that waves of up to 3 metres could reach parts of the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido.