URGENT - Tsunami warning for Aomori Prefecture, Japan

There has just been a very large earthquake of the east coast of Aomori Prefecture, at 23:15 December 8th 2025. Currently they are saying it was a lower six on the "shindo" scale. That may very well get amended to a higher scale, as we felt the earthquake 700 kilometers away. The magnitude is currently estimated as a 7.6 on the Richter scale.

They are advising people along the coast in Northern Japan, particularly Aomori Prefecture, to evacuate immediately to higher ground as tsunami are expected. It is a warning not an advisory, but there advisories for parts of Hokkaido, Iwate and Miyagi too. The warnings and advisories may change several times in the coming minutes and hours, but right now, this a serious warning to all people along the coast of Aomori prefecture to evacuate to higher ground immediately.

If there is no higher ground near you, please find the tallest building. If there is no high building, run away from the coast as fast as you can. As this earthquake and tsunami happened late at night, there maybe many people who are unaware of the tsunami warning. Please also call out to people as you are running for people to evacuate too, but do not stop and do not return to where you were. Please also stay away from rivers.

Update 23:42 waves have been observed and are on the way to Aomori Prefecture, Hokkaido central pacific coast and Iwate pacific coast. Update 23:43 waves have reached the shore. They are 40 centimeters, which may not sound a lot, but Tsunami waves are much stronger and more dangerous than regular waves of the same height. Please do not underestimate them. Moreover, they can also grow in the next round of waves.

Stay safe everyone.