Tsunami warning issued
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A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture following a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck off the coast on Sunday evening, measuring a 4 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale. Waves of up to 1 meter were possible along the Iwate coast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Funding and staffing cuts are shuttering the monitoring stations that sustain this life-saving early warning system.