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Small tsunami waves of up to 30 cm (12 inches) hit the west coast of Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 off Russia’s Sakhalin island, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injury, and only light shaking was detected in some Hokkaido towns. Television cameras trained on the ocean showed no change in sea levels.

Small tsunami waves in Japan’s Hokkaido, no damage | Environment | Reuters.