The start of the year has been bumpy for the Japanese, who are on tsunami alert after an earthquake of 7.5 will hit the center of the country this January 1, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). THE JMA has reported that the depth of the epicenter was shallow, so it has been tsunami warning issued along the western coastal regions of the country for Ishikawa, Niigata, Toyama, Yamagata, Fukui and Hyogo.

The authorities are already calling for caution in the face of the risk of a wave that raises fears of the destructive tsunami that the country experienced in 2011. The Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Khisidahas made a call for evacuation of residents to leave immediately towards high areas and has asked the Government to take the appropriate decisions to guarantee the safety of the population.

In addition, the government’s top spokesperson, Hayashi Yoshimasa, has warned the population to prepare for possible aftershocks of the earthquake. Yoshimasa confirmed in an emergency press conference that authorities they were still checking the magnitude of the damage. A tsunami approximately 1 meter high hit parts of the west coast along the Sea of ​​Japan, and a larger wave is expected, public broadcaster NHK reported.

Although the data is still provisional, more than 36,000 homes have suffered power outages after the earthquake. No irregularities have been found at Japan’s Shika nuclear power plant in Ishikawa prefecture following the earthquake, the nuclear regulatory authority has said.

For its part, Russia says it is carrying out evacuations on the eastern island of Sakhalin, given the threat of a tsunami.