Japan monitoring possible tsunami risk from Indonesia volcano
A giant wave tosses large vehicles like children’s toys in the Japanese city of Miyako City after an earthquake struck the area March 11, 2011. Mainichi Shimbun/via REUTERS/File Photo
Japan's Meteorology Agency was monitoring for the possibility of a tsunami after a volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday, public broad caster NHK reported.
A tsunami from the eruption, which occurred around 11:18 am Japan time (0218 GMT), could reach Okinawa Prefecture as early as 0530 GMT, NHK quoted the agency as saying.
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