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Parts of Sakhalin island鈥檚 western coast and the mainland Primorsk and Khabarovsk regions, which are situated close to Japan on Russia鈥檚 Pacific seaboard, are under threat of tsunami, state news agency TASS reported on Monday, citing officials.
A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck central Japan on Monday, triggering a tsunami warning and advisories for residents to evacuate.
Russian media cited authorities in the Primorsk region port city of Vladivostok as saying that anyone sailing in local waters should 鈥渦rgently return to the shore鈥�.
TASS cited authorities in Sakhalin and Khabarovsk regions as saying that the wave would not be life threatening.
It also quoted Russia鈥檚 emergencies ministries as denying earlier reports that an evacuation of the population of at-risk areas on Sakhalin was underway.