More Geography in the news.
TOKYO, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Small tsunami waves hit Japan's northernmost island late on Wednesday after a major quake in the north Pacific triggered a full-scale tsunami warning for areas of northern Japan and Russia's sparsely populated Kurile islands. An initial tsunami of 40 cm (16 inches) came ashore near Nemuro on the Pacific coast of Hokkaido island, just before 10 p.m. (1300 GMT), nearly two hours after the estimated 8.1 magnitude quake. Other waves of 10 to 20 cm were also recorded. There were no immediate reports of more significant waves either in Japan or in the Kuriles, and Japan's meteorological agency said tsunami warnings were lifted at 1532 GMT. Initially, Hokkaido officials had issued predictions of a tsunami 1 to 2 metres high.
Full story at http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP230495.htm
Background information on the Kurile islands can be found at http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/B671200.htm
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