<p>Parts of Sakhalin island's western coast, the mainland Primorsk and Khabarovsk regions which are situated close to Japan on Russia's Pacific seaboard, are under threat of tsunami, Russia's news agency <em>TASS</em> reported on Monday, citing officials.</p><p>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.</p><p>Russian media cited authorities in the Primorsk region port city of Vladivostok as saying that anyone sailing in local waters should "urgently return to the shore".</p>.Tsunami hits Japan after a series of strong earthquakes.<p><em>TASS</em> cited authorities in Sakhalin and Khabarovsk regions as saying that the wave would not be life threatening.</p><p>It also quoted Russia's emergencies ministries as denying earlier reports that an evacuation of the population of at-risk areas on Sakhalin was underway.</p>
<p>Parts of Sakhalin island's western coast, the mainland Primorsk and Khabarovsk regions which are situated close to Japan on Russia's Pacific seaboard, are under threat of tsunami, Russia's news agency <em>TASS</em> reported on Monday, citing officials.</p><p>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.</p><p>Russian media cited authorities in the Primorsk region port city of Vladivostok as saying that anyone sailing in local waters should "urgently return to the shore".</p>.Tsunami hits Japan after a series of strong earthquakes.<p><em>TASS</em> cited authorities in Sakhalin and Khabarovsk regions as saying that the wave would not be life threatening.</p><p>It also quoted Russia's emergencies ministries as denying earlier reports that an evacuation of the population of at-risk areas on Sakhalin was underway.</p>