Tsunami to hit Indonesia at 6 p.m.: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has issued a tsunami warning for Irian Jaya, Papua, North Maluku and North Sulawesi.

It expects a tsunami, triggered by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan at around 2 p.m. on Friday, will affect several areas in Indonesia.

The agency, which issued the warning on various media including television and its Twitter account, said the tsunami would reach Indonesia at around 6 p.m.