People Hiding Under Tables Inside Bowling Alley During The 7.5 Magnitude Earthquake In Japan

Tsunami waves hit Japan coast after a series of powerful earthquakes, including one of magnitude 7.6, struck Ishikawa Prefecture in country's central part on Monday. Japanese MeT office said that a total of 21 quakes above 4.0 magnitude hit Japan on Monday. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported earthquakes hitting Japan's Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly after 4 pm (local time), one of them measuring a preliminary magnitude of 7.4-7.6. A tsunami alert was issued with people in Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa prefectures of the Japan sea side asked to evacuate immediately.

Japan Meteorological Agency issued a "major" tsunami warning for parts of Ishikawa with waves expected to go as high as five metres, while lower-level tsunami warnings or advisories were sounded for the rest of the western coast of Japan's main island of Honshu. There were no immediate reports on loss of life, however, houses and roads could be seen damaged in several visuals that surfaced on social media. A video posted by a news portal, BNO, showed people taking shelter under tables at what looked like a bowling arena, with screams and the sound of things falling in the background.