No threat to India, says tsunami warning centre
March 11th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANINew Delhi, Mar 11 (ANI): Following the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami reported today near the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, has informed that that tsunami threat does not exist in respect of India.
“The INCOIS is continuously monitoring the situation,” said a Ministry of Home Affairs release.
The massive earthquake that hit north-east Japan today, rocked buildings in Tokyo and triggered a tsunami that dashed ships into the coastline and swept cars through streets of coastal towns.
The first earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter Scale struck at 2.45 p.m. local time about 237 miles northeast of Tokyo at a depth of 15.2 miles, the US Geological Survey said, revising the magnitude from an earlier 7.9.
Ten nations are said to have issued tsunami-related alerts. Warnings have also been issued along the Pacific coast. (ANI)
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