A robust earthquake hit the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan round 4:10 p.m. on Monday, triggering a number of tsunami warnings and evacuation orders in a number of prefectures.

The quake had a magnitude of seven.6 on the Japanese seismic depth scale, the Japan Meteorological Company mentioned. In line with the US Geological Survey, the earthquake measured 7.5 magnitude.

The Japanese company issued a significant tsunami warning for the Noto Peninsula dealing with the Japan Sea and ordered residents to go away for increased floor instantly. The company warned that there may very well be waves as excessive as 5 meters, or 16 ft, in Noto and as excessive as three meters alongside the coasts of Sado Island, in addition to in prefectures together with Niigata and Toyama.

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