2010-12-22 an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 jolted OgasawaraIslandsin the Pacificearly Wednesday, said the JapanMeteorological Agency (JMA), which issued a tsunamiwarning.
Today, hundreds of floats deployed under the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), coordinated by UNESCO and largely supported by the JapanMeteorologicalAgency(JMA) and JapanAgency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), are used to measure ocean temperature, salinity and tsunami risk.
The response included the establishment of an interim Advisory Service provided through the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Hawaii and the JapanMeteorologicalAgency(JMA).