M6.5 quake triggers small tsunami in Japan's Izu islands in Pacific

Small tsunami waves arrived in parts of Japan's Izu island chain following an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday morning, with no damage reported.The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory for the island chain after the quake was detected at around 11:00 a.m., predicting 1-meter waves would reach the area. Tsunami waves as high as 30 centimeters were measured at Hachijo Island at 12:17 p.m.The agency lifted the advisory at 1:15 p.m.The quake struck off Torishima, an uninhabited island around 580 kilometers south of Tokyo, at a dept…READ FULL ARTICLE