tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* V8 O7 S. a0 ?" v6 s' T QUAKE ROCKS JAPAN e' ?9 ~0 ?5 S/ S* yTVBNOW 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。 1 m2 Z0 v, m0 q: n+ wos.tvboxnow.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. 2 k' }% j: a% _7 z/ c b9 N0 [& \- }: {/ y) Mos.tvboxnow.com The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors.os.tvboxnow.com% _8 W G3 ]( y3 A, S
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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. ( }4 s: I _; t2 @+ C1 B( P7 J7 K( Z/ H
In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone. , p3 G& O4 `8 w% ]9 p) e0 A0 Aos.tvboxnow.com + m; `- \" D1 }2 F* E& ]. f公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 Z" Q. h1 a/ C
Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks.公仔箱論壇. q$ d( i& W, ?& @+ s) s
) _7 Q+ P. I1 i" s; k- ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey. # A' W7 y J: p0 `7 g# Z' |% ?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。5 X: G/ v5 I: O/ f8 r" h- L
It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas.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。, a' P! d W! _8 Z1 Z% E; p
6 ~$ E% i: ^ k7 A! ?公仔箱論壇 A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera.公仔箱論壇8 x7 i) B6 x, H7 T$ f E3 t
/ B9 w1 j6 w2 }! 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。 It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said. ) I; N, S' @, y3 _os.tvboxnow.com8 X; v6 P4 t/ n* d: T
"Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said.: c o( T; }8 i
4 ?! Z% ^; r- q- G' | "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."公仔箱論壇7 J# y7 u: P5 ^7 [: Y, Y4 E9 J" p$ L
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The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week.* h# g, o* w) ~) Q# g
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Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. 6 k- m/ t' U. n& a7 P, _
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0 L/ U; _4 r7 q公仔箱論壇 A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said.公仔箱論壇: P# @" X+ F/ t: y5 u$ |4 g# ]0 \* L
0 K8 |- }0 \4 u: }4 x% C" A$ z; Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said. % ]. G3 W: v1 H+ {9 B) H ( L6 v# g4 I. Y1 m6 N+ Yos.tvboxnow.comos.tvboxnow.com/ R) i- {$ @7 E1 L% u U
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