Ingcebiso yetsunami ikhutshwe eJapan emva kokuba inyikima ye-7.2 yabetha kunxweme lwesiqithi esikhulu saseJapan sase-Honshu, i-Arhente yeMeteorological yaseJapan yathi ngoLwesithathu.
Inyikima yayiziikhilomitha ezili-169 (iikhilomitha ezili-105) ukusuka kunxweme olusempuma ye-Honshu, ngqo kwimpuma yesixeko saseSendai, i-US Geological Survey yathi.
Inyikima yenzeke malunga neekhilomitha ze-8.8 ngaphantsi komhlaba, i-USGS yathi. Ubude obulindelekileyo betsunami bekulindeleke ukuba bube yi-0.5 yeemitha (19.6 intshi).
Umabonwakude uAsahi ubonise ividiyo yezikhephe zishukuma zisiya ngapha nangapha, kunye nemifanekiso ethathwe kwiikam zesixeko ezishukumayo njengoko inyikima yahlasela.
