Tiny Tsunami Reaches Japan; Pacific Damage Small (ap)

An official of the Japan Meteorological Agency points to a chart depicting wave height following the earthquake in Chile during a news conference in Tokyo February 28, 2010. Japan warned on Sunday that its northern Pacific coast faced a possible tsunami of 3 metres (10 ft) or more and ordered thousands of coastal residents to evacuate to higher ground, after a massive earthquake in Chile. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)AP – The tsunami from an earthquake in Chile hit Japan’s main islands on Sunday, but the initial waves washed ashore without causing any damage after sparing most of the Pacific islands that were in its path.

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