Tsunami alert issued for area of Eastern Japan coast after Magnitude 6.6 earthquake

<p>M6.6 earthquake off Japan's east coast</p><ul><li>depth 10km</li></ul><p>The tsunami alert says it expected to coma ashore in the next hour or so</p><ul><li>waves of up to 1 metre are possible for the Izu islands</li><li>areas of the Pacific coast could see slight sea level changes of up to 20 centimeters</li></ul><p>EMSC map</p><p>Japan Times map</p>

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.