TOKYO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A tsunami warning was issued for the western coast of Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake off Russia's Sakhalin island, NHK public television said on Thursday.

A 20 cm tsunami had been recorded in one area, NHK said, but it warned that further tsunami could be higher, perhaps up to around 50 cm.

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