EKO HOT BLOG reports that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 hit has hit northern Japan, public broadcaster NHK says.
According to Aljazeera, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning along coastal regions of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama prefectures on Monday.
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“All residents must evacuate immediately to higher ground,” NHK said after the quake hit the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture around 4:10pm local time (07:10 GMT).
It warned torrents of water could reach as high as 5 meters (16.5 feet).
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Hokuriku Electric Power said it is checking for any irregularities at its nuclear power plants.
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