% p0 Q% H& z# b) |$ `# t' h1 r& m$ i" |QUAKE ROCKS JAPAN R# z r- P& c! ^0 d # }/ ^+ U$ o- ~Tokyo (CNN) -- An 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan on Friday, triggering tsunamis and sending a massive body of water filled with debris that included boats and houses inching toward highways. & Q4 N* f, f$ `% vtvboxnow.com : O4 \5 T% X/ S: p* _$ k$ Q% j( E, DTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 A U0 x" Z) J. w9 A5 u) n; E
' w0 N; z' Q: M$ z2 Ztvboxnow.com The quake rattled buildings and to ppled cars off bridges and into waters underneath. Waves of debris flowed like lava across farmland, pushing boats, houses and trailers toward highways. ( ?* c2 U' `1 q! U$ U& {& W+ O公仔箱論壇 ) a6 k# f ]- U7 Z( K$ RTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone.tvboxnow.com6 E3 [. }$ d& L! m3 b, r5 p2 a* h
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Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( H# A0 I: P8 R3 A
# j& B% J" y0 i4 V# Y0 | b( R. l i Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 p& E% f6 |6 _9 |& Q# Z$ Z
# R6 X% z% y& `" | It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 s. D+ b+ _ B: L: O
8 e' y I+ U; K5 KTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. ' W7 z' p, v6 l+ ?6 ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 6 ~: H* \+ [- ^* L, ~tvboxnow.com It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said.tvboxnow.com3 W0 P0 c/ P8 Q; r7 o* }$ [, C1 R
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"Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said.( T8 c7 W3 o& @
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"Based on all available data a tsunami may have been generated by this earthquake that could be destructive on coastal areas even far from the epicenter." % [4 N5 S# B: n) t$ g公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇$ z9 w S6 ^% n7 z( `
The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ n! y$ |( l' G9 N5 }8 v1 J8 \, ~9 Z
! w- P/ t) t9 n" `/ o Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" W2 w7 n3 p5 T
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A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said. , E7 L) ]9 g& Q公仔箱論壇 * M4 S. [' \, F' {" z! ]tvboxnow.com The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said. 8 z2 l2 I! X7 z- `( R5 G sTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。tvboxnow.com7 x2 q& z! j: s6 W k
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