Japan issued major tsunami alerts Monday after a series of strong quakes shook western areas.
The Japan Meterological Agency reported a quake hitting Ishikawa and nearby prefectures, one of them measuring a preliminary magnitude of 7.4.
Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV warned torrents of water could reach as high as 5 meters (16.5 feet) and urged people to flee to high land or a top of a nearby building as quickly as possible.
Waves more than 1 metre high hit the coast of Wajima City in Ishikawa Prefecture, NHK reported.
Reports of damage were not immediately available.
Hokuriku Electric Power said it is checking for any irregularities at its nuclear power plants, NHK reported.
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An online video purportedly shows a house collapsing in Ishikawa during today’s earthquake
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