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TOPSHOT - An advisory reading "Tsunami! Run!" (top) and "Tsunami warning issued for central Hokkaido's Pacific Coast" flashes over the live footage of a boat leaving a port, on a television screen in Sapporo, in Japan's northern Hokkaido prefecture on December 8, 2025. Japan recorded a 40-centimetre (16-inch) tsunami after a 7.6-magnitude quake on December 8. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images)

Japan: 7.6 earthquake hits coast, 90K residents urged to evacuate

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean approximately 45–50 miles east-northeast of Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, at around 11:15 p.m. local time on Monday.

The Japanese national flag is seen at the Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo on April 28, 2023. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)

Powerful 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Japan; Tsunami Alert Raised

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 hit southwestern Japan, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said Monday, while warning the public to stay away from coastal areas because of a tsunami threat.

Mount Ruang volcano is seen during the eruption from Tagulandang island, Indonesia, Thursday, April 18, 2024. Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano Thursday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami. (AP Photo/ Hendra Ambalao)

Indonesia Issues Tsunami Warning After Volcano Erupts Multiple Times

Indonesian officials issued a tsunami warning to residents on Wednesday after catastrophic eruptions at Mt. Ruang were witnessed, sending ashes sky high into the air.