% K- J8 {, P! t& nos.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. - B( ]: @4 u( w4 stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) l& `& p& B8 U' w) o3 I7 F- _
The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors. % m4 n- Q# M/ f. Y- q公仔箱論壇 2 W" c4 Z1 j( E# ~' {8 v 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. : r& `- C) \7 D公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 p6 H2 [. e: E/ T3 D5 p+ z' v
In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone.* y4 {4 w$ |# p$ C i- Z
0 @' @$ X# O7 W公仔箱論壇 4 C" m: e( U7 r7 G' QTVBNOW 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。Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks. o4 d1 }. }0 s/ Q$ g2 ^( I5 T . r+ m8 o ]9 ~( A Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 c9 |) x* R$ S+ M$ B) ]
* ^/ U7 k4 t% U' V3 bos.tvboxnow.com It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas. ) U$ F+ U* W( I8 R, ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ( d$ @$ x9 I8 Q. U: I3 nos.tvboxnow.com A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. $ C+ F% u u& O 2 G/ x) r2 R/ t1 ^; F; b% W# hTVBNOW 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. ! \. [" v. H( O1 f% ]1 CTVBNOW 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。 r, f j5 f6 _& S5 M9 K "Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said. & {( ^! N4 ~- m. ~. F7 J1 e p+ D H' n
"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." 6 N/ {+ y. ^* E z ) H, x- v: q3 _7 g1 _6 Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week.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。 G/ ^/ d' u* Q$ v" [
6 D2 X$ R7 K# K' y% Gos.tvboxnow.com 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。1 `$ a- \) H5 E; x
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A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said. 9 o; v, K! E/ T' Cos.tvboxnow.com ! { M% ?1 M, H: Q8 B* l( Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said.os.tvboxnow.com- z) ?$ ?% G, }) ^0 j2 d
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