5 Y7 Q3 l7 r& Itvboxnow.comTokyo (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. , z( f2 X. ?/ W S+ O) Q. ETVBNOW 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。 6 a& i2 ~+ l) ~- P/ R6 y' e$ xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 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,bttvb" Q0 E: L8 Q6 Y7 U8 C
5 U8 y5 g" n/ F' K7 ]8 S9 s# V- N/ ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 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. 6 p9 h7 y [- |公仔箱論壇 ! p6 t! H* ?2 M1 Gtvboxnow.com In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone.$ p- i& i' ^6 w
, Y/ N+ l% H- Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 0 R1 P2 G1 I3 Y7 s' a3 ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbScenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks. 7 D0 ]( s6 _, @7 @4 itvboxnow.comtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) L7 a9 y9 d3 q _8 e4 |* ~& A
Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey. $ Z0 `/ ?7 N- n0 _) Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 8 q% p1 k1 G7 K) h, `公仔箱論壇 It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 C3 Z7 n& j" u
, ?5 q4 J& v/ _7 f- I( F! JTVBNOW 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. G7 e! X! E. L& Y
! i; W' h/ m4 t! M2 F7 C4 ` It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said. ; C& F& t% J; J) i {2 M0 x3 ctvboxnow.comtvboxnow.com+ h9 P0 X) V; G) ?9 @; N
"Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said. & `( Z) {, W. S9 Z/ U( ~ # p8 `+ o% P- g5 g( G+ Q0 {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." * u3 g2 q( I* W: _% F7 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ) V& [- g5 M, t$ D5 s+ V The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week. / `3 l. V) N! t( ^/ }4 ptvboxnow.com $ [3 H, ^" o5 C! Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. + H9 \/ s; A$ W8 r" ` . q+ W4 L) P% dtvboxnow.comTVBNOW 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。; y8 Y% I& {; a, X( G' o. u
A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# M# I4 P5 _5 D) I
# O. q. O. t9 t" m8 Y7 x6 c The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said. 6 `# u z |' ]6 _! ~5 R7 o+ ~7 }6 s7 g9 `. [
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