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The earthquake occurred off the coast of Torishima Island, which is uninhabited, at 8:14 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Sept. 23, 2024, 8:28 p.m. ET
An earthquake off the coast of Japan on Tuesday morning triggered tsunami warnings for residents across several remote islands, according to the authorities.
The magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred off the coast of Torishima Island at 8:14 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The agency issued tsunami advisories for the Izu and Ogasawara islands. Waves of up to one meter, or about three feet, are expected, forecasters said.
Torishima is an uninhabited volcanic island that is part of the southern Izu Islands.
The advisory follows a record amount of rain that killed six people and triggered flooding and landslides in a coastal region in Japan that is still recovering from a deadly earthquake earlier this year, according to local authorities.
Yan Zhuangcontributed reporting.
