People sought higher ground on Wednesday, July 30, after Japan’s meteorological agency issued a tsunami alert for Japan’s Pacific coast.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said a first tsunami wave of about 30 centimeters (about 1 foot) reached Nemuro on the eastern coast of Hokkaido.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said waves of 1 to 3 meters (yards) above tide level were possible along some coastal areas of Hawaii, Chile, Japan and the Solomon Islands. (Video courtesy of NTV via AP)
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