tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ T% H/ a ~/ ?, B! @, _ QUAKE ROCKS JAPAN . K. q4 e2 m/ ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' I$ R: h& \/ m9 P' @: T( Y 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. ! }$ O( I7 I- e5 WTVBNOW 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。 4 i* @; Z- G& ^5 G% r公仔箱論壇 The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors.tvboxnow.com: m, D! I/ R& `) | s/ m5 b
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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. . N4 v. U9 ?2 x. B8 n ! F/ e$ d5 t% Q$ k# P- }+ v In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone.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。, _ k. t+ p* w# w
) m9 n s1 _* z4 N 1 r; j2 Q4 _! d" p6 AScenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks.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。: d+ Y, j. S9 \$ x: W: w6 M
. h; l* N% L" S' m( o% Ctvboxnow.com Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey. ) ^, d4 f5 ]. u- K2 D# R6 r& v0 y/ x1 atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb $ m; j, S8 ^$ s7 [7 ^ W It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas. , F u$ e! F- n: p3 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; Y2 g) Z* Q8 J4 s3 f
A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. . Y" J( R, N$ T& _& _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ! V( [: A& q( P. B- h5 _tvboxnow.com It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) \9 F3 b3 o) }, ?; N% T& y, ?4 B
) ^- u5 w% c( Q' X+ p, B) ptvboxnow.com "Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said.tvboxnow.com5 p( i) X# T Q3 G; e
' o3 w7 h6 M1 F1 ^tvboxnow.com "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." % Y$ U5 { ^+ g& O& R4 W公仔箱論壇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。% N$ f& ?. t( b8 N. z- L
The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week. o) s# d' g! n5 b# w. M2 A0 k* Y5 B1 ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvboxnow.com& \; d! m. [, n) E8 u
Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. & e: F/ w" t( i1 j公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇% j: H- S* J l6 p. `, q7 w& x4 [6 ~
5 e# ~7 b D4 O8 n; MTVBNOW 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 day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said. 3 U8 J: _& V, c! [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ! i/ F: ^( c7 V( l The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said.! _ i& Y2 } h3 _: L' T
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