7.7 Japan Earthquake Unleashes Tsunami Scare in Hokkaido (Aerial Video)

Regarding the subsequent tsunami waves, The Japan Times reported:

“The quake triggered an 80-centimeter tsunami at Kuji Port in Iwate Prefecture, while Miyako Port, also in Iwate, saw a 40-cm tsunami. Waves were also forecast to arrive at other locations across a wide swath of the prefecture’s coast.

“In Hokkaido, the town of Urakawa observed 40-cm tsunami. At Aomori’s Hachinohe Port, a 30-cm tsunami was recorded, while the towns of Erimo and Ayukawa Port in Miyagi Prefecture saw 20-cm tsunami.”

Looking at the footage above, the waves in Hokkaido look a bit bigger than 40 centimeters (1.3 feet). Maybe there was a bump of swell in the water at the time, which also propped up the waves. No damage from tsunami waves following this quake were reported.

Additionally, Japan remains on high-alert in the aftermath of Monday’s quake. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued a “subsequent quake advisory,” which means, according to The Japan Times:

“Although the possibility of massive earthquakes of magnitude 8 or stronger striking is higher than usual, the odds are around 1%, or 10 times higher compared with 0.1% in regular times, the JMA said.”

Of course, Japan is an earthquake and tsunami hotspot, located on the highly seismically active “Ring of Fire.” Back in 2011, a 9.0 megathrust hit off the Oshika Peninsula, and sparked a devastating tsunami that resulted in the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Nearly 20,000 people died during that event.