: ^& y4 @9 X$ B7 s* @公仔箱論壇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. * ?2 L8 P# s T% OTVBNOW 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- T; |# \& \+ a1 Z
The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors. - j2 x& X- n" G2 y' j% ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) b/ I8 `' ?/ ?, e. s6 ~/ n: y! 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. 8 O6 @0 e7 o6 G- v* D; i }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 H& g( f& u2 }5 X& A N% R4 F
In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone. 9 b- S, K7 {/ B' x4 {公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇1 ^2 r, `/ f: w) Q
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Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks. 4 Q# a3 X0 t0 W, R! R xos.tvboxnow.com 0 R# \3 t/ L# S2 y) X Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey. - f. w! c/ Q0 F2 M1 ZTVBNOW 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 N; Z1 H( n' ]) [6 c$ j+ 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。 It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas. 2 _ g1 G2 n H( ~- N公仔箱論壇 5 s5 _/ T& D7 `" O Y8 _公仔箱論壇 A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb m6 v5 G! }- U9 A; s0 T$ ~
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It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said.公仔箱論壇' [' c3 X% [& u2 h6 W
5 I" h; v* P8 I1 o "Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said. $ O% m: d7 Z3 |2 \# Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" ~& J% K/ T/ }# `1 k/ S
"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." ' \5 [2 x- D0 i% [/ j/ w: @/ n o. _- o6 ^. J" O1 F
The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week. 0 I4 ?4 J, q6 a% y0 B7 @+ ~. I7 v2 K; L- z0 f" u2 l( g
Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. 9 F( ~7 n- g* O' _9 G5 P 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。公仔箱論壇* X; S0 H F4 T$ Q1 E
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A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said.公仔箱論壇% T0 l% V5 n5 W i1 @# C. S
V% f! H. a( ]' i The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 H+ a& I! Y2 u% E+ x6 e8 w; @) t
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