A small tsunami was observed on the remote Japanese island of Hachijojima on September 24, the weather agency said, after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near the Izu Islands chain. Waves of 50 centimetres (20 inches) hit Hachijojima at around 9 am (0000 GMT), after the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami alert for the region...

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