Tsunami waves to reach China; no serious damage expected

GUANGDONG - Tsunami waves triggered by a powerful earthquake in Japan would reach China's southern and eastern coastal provinces late Friday, but would not bring serious damages, ocean forecast officials said.

The waves would reach east Guangdong province, coastal Fujian and Zhejiang provinces at around 10 pm, with heights between 0.3 to 0.6 meters, which were below danger levels, said Bai Yiping, director of a forecasting center under the State Oceanic Administration.

Still, Guangdong's maritime affairs bureau has suspended passenger ferry services in its eastern coastal areas and ordered 24-hour patrols.

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's northeastern Honshu island Friday afternoon, triggering a ferocious tsunami.

The waves, as high as 0.3 meters, would also reach east China's Jiangsu province and Shanghai municipality after midnight.

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據(jù)太平洋海嘯警報中心測定，2011年03月11日13時46分(北京時間)，日本本州東部海域(38.2°N, 142.5°E)發(fā)生8.8級地震，震源深度為10公里。國家海洋預報臺預計，海嘯波將于11日17時30分前后到達我國臺灣東部沿海，波高為50到 100厘米；于21時前后到達浙江、福建沿海，波高為30到60厘米左右；于22時前后到達廣東東部沿海，波高為40厘米以內(nèi)；于12日凌晨2時前后到達江蘇、上海沿海，波高為30厘米左右。由于海嘯最大波高已達到50-100厘米的警報標準，國家海洋預報臺根據(jù)《海嘯災害應急預案》，發(fā)布海嘯藍色警報。