Japan monitoring possible tsunami risk from Indonesia Semeru volcano: Report

Indonesia's Semeru Volcano: A tsunami from the eruption could reach Okinawa Prefecture.

Published on: Dec 4, 2022, 11:04:04 IST

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Meteorology Agency was monitoring for the possibility of a tsunami after a volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday, public broad caster NHK reported.

Indonesia's Semeru Volcano: Mount Semeru spews smoke and ash in Lumajang. (AFP)

A tsunami from the eruption, which occurred around 11:18 a.m. Japan time (0218 GMT), could reach Okinawa Prefecture as early as 0530 GMT, NHK quoted the agency as saying.

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