Tsunami could reach Japan after Chile strong quake

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Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) said Wednesday that tsunami caused by strong quake off Chile could reach Japanese coasts early Thursday morning.

The JMA said the first wave is expected to arrive at the Pacific coasts of Hokkaido, northeast Japan, adding the agency plans to announce latest information late Wednesday based on observation data on the pacific islands and in other places.

An 8.2-magnitude quake jolted off the northern coast of Chile around 8:46 p.m. Tuesday local time, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit central Chile in February 2010 and caused a tsunami that killed more than 500 people.

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