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ap from Japan

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Small tsunami waves in Japan after quake

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070802/ap_on_re_as/japan_quake;_ylt=Ao4nbP8.DLtiYp0fEoZ7ZTJvaA8F

TOKYO - A strong quake hit near Sakhalin island in Russia’s Far East, reportedly killing one person and triggering small tsunami waves.

The temblor, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4, struck at 11:38 a.m. (10:38 p.m. EDT) near southern Sakhalin, according to Japan’s Meteorological Agency. One person was killed, the Russian news service Interfax reported.

Tsunami waves of about 8 inches hit the coastal town of Rumoi on Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido shortly after 1 p.m., the agency said.

Waves up to 20 inches could hit elsewhere on Hokkaido’s western coast, the agency warned.

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Come in, AIT, too!

[BIGLOOK]

What we worry over most are shocks from the Aleutians and from South America. There aren't any early warning islands in between.

Japan gets a lot of locally generated seismic sea waves from island to island or just a back wash from one in the vicinity.

Tonight isn't a good night for fishing.