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heights 3 meters or higher. one wave has already come in at approximately one meter. half a meter to two meters. it is not considered a major tsunami but it is considered strong enough that a warning s been issued and that s why evacuation has been ordered for thissing region right here. this area in orange is where we have warning issues. miyagi prefecture. to the north and south you see yellow lines here that indicate other areas under advisories including fukushima, ibarate and fukushima. beginning of this yellow line to the end we talk about an area of roughly 400-plus miles. that s about half the state of california if you were to do a comparison. it is a large coastal area. however, the area where the warning has been issued and where the evacuations have been advised is right here. that s only a 70 mile coastline, but still important to note because this was indeed a major earthquake. at first it came in at 7.4, then downgraded to 7.1. does that make a difference? looking at the

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