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Japan: 7 magnitude jolts Island of Hokkaido

Tokyo, Japan - Tsunami in arrive: air traffic at suspension risk

A strong earthquake hit the Northern Island of Hokkaido, Japan, at 2:15pm local hour: the quake was 7 Richter magnitude and would have caused only an injured, a nine year old boy. The most warning alarm comes from meteorologists: it seem that a tsunami is arriving. There are no news about airport closures of cancelled flights at the moment.

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 109269
Rome, Italy, 12/06/2004 17:37
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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