Japan's weather agency on Monday issued a tsunami advisory for the Pacific coast of western and eastern Japan after a preliminary magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines.
The advisory covers areas stretching from Ibaraki Prefecture near Tokyo to Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa. A quake struck 26 kilometres southwest of Kablalan in the Philippines on Monday morning at a depth of 55.2 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey.
Tsunami with a maximum height of 1 meter could reach Miyako Island and the Yaeyama islets in Okinawa at around 11am (9am Thailand time), the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The agency urged the public to stay away from coastal areas affected by the advisory until it is lifted.
