50 cm tsunami reaches island south of Tokyo after M5.8 quake

A 50-centimeter tsunami hit an island south of Tokyo on Tuesday morning following a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in the area, Japan's weather agency said.The focus of the 8:14 a.m. quake was located in waters near Torishima Island in the Izu island chain in the Pacific. The tsunami was detected at 8:58 a.m. at Hachijo Island, while a 20-cm tsunami and a 10-cm tsunami were also recorded on Kozu Island and Miyake Island, respectively, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.The agency issued a tsunami advisory for the Izu and Ogasawara islands shortly after the temblor but lifted it at 11 a.…READ FULL ARTICLE