Business Recorder - World - Asia https://www.brecorder.com/ Business Recorder en-Us Copyright 2026 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:51:23 +0500 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:51:23 +0500 60 Indonesia issues tsunami alert after Japan quake https://www.brecorder.com/news/6590/indonesia-issues-tsunami-alert-after-japan-quake <p class="MsoPlainText"><img style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: left;" src="https://i.brecorder.com/images/stories/pics2011/mar/wave_400.jpg" width="400" height="199" />JAKARTA: Indonesia on Friday warned people living in its eastern areas including Papua, Maluku and North Sulawesi to be on guard for tsunamis set off by a major quake off Japan.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">"The arrival time of any waves that may be generated is expected at 8:00 pm local time (1100 GMT)," according to official text message received by AFP.</p> <p class="MsoPlainText">A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Friday, unleashing a monster 10 metre high tsunami that sent ships crashing into the shore and carried cars through the streets of coastal towns.</p> <p><center><b><i>Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011</i></b><i> </i></center></p> JAKARTA: Indonesia on Friday warned people living in its eastern areas including Papua, Maluku and North Sulawesi to be on guard for tsunamis set off by a major quake off Japan.

"The arrival time of any waves that may be generated is expected at 8:00 pm local time (1100 GMT)," according to official text message received by AFP.

A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Friday, unleashing a monster 10 metre high tsunami that sent ships crashing into the shore and carried cars through the streets of coastal towns.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011 

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