Japan Meteorological Agency warnings apply to Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama prefectures
Japan has issued tsunami warnings for three of its central west coast prefectures after a series of earthquakes in the Sea of Japan, one with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6.
A tsunami of 1.2 metres was confirmed to have arrived in Wajima city, in Ishikawa prefecture. The Japanese public broadcaster NHK warned torrents of water could reach as high as 5 metres.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings for the prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama.
Eleven significant tremors struck between 4.06pm and 4.48pm, with the strongest ones, at magnitude 7.6 and 7 on the Japanese seismic scale, being recorded at 4.10pm off the Noto Peninsula, in Ishikawa prefecture.
