( l; z9 J. R0 z! E2 k0 A5 Q# { QUAKE ROCKS JAPAN 6 L8 A% k u- n5 E' F公仔箱論壇 ; Z0 q* l: _1 @2 P! NTVBNOW 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。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.公仔箱論壇 J# K- w# G0 F' K ^3 I5 L
% Y4 B! u: c$ m: E& }# n# h8 g* e The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors. 0 j- L/ X3 Q6 r- w6 t' S 0 p# i' o9 `" }" x4 c 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. : i" x! p8 U g2 k 2 t8 v! \0 C2 h0 S4 Pos.tvboxnow.com In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, `2 i7 \, {( S1 V- I. A b- V- z. R
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Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks. # u' u! ]& N6 y公仔箱論壇os.tvboxnow.com4 P6 X; s0 x+ I& h6 d3 J4 }8 z
Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey.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。# T. R4 ]- x8 D( v6 [, S: m+ ~ s
! `* ?$ W% l$ c5 h# h3 F9 m3 |9 R It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% o+ k, F W& m, A% Z
7 Y9 u8 f7 z7 M4 q. k4 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera.公仔箱論壇0 g3 L& N1 T S: ]8 Y
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It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said.os.tvboxnow.com8 t) J- U0 k/ x8 q
' { V, V6 ~8 G) @6 k0 t" ^! N "Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said. 3 Q3 @/ x+ J8 Z1 w t8 q7 S/ u7 X# G% z% B9 m, L; V' ?6 U/ k( m A) [6 z
"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." 3 N( z# B- ~- _1 d" a0 \) V+ M0 mos.tvboxnow.com : [" j1 i- g' L2 J: X3 C! o The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week. N2 p& G# j1 L5 U$ S# c' G2 a P, z
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Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. & C1 X; e7 L6 j 4 Y3 ^1 }9 R# _: s0 s 2 B! ] Z% F: ] _- }6 }1 b A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said. 4 B7 g9 p, X7 q, T" U* x3 Y3 H8 G! rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb R% n3 J* b; R7 i( h' D( O2 ~6 ITVBNOW 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。 The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said. 7 Q" _0 c% z$ t+ u- |0 w. kTVBNOW 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。os.tvboxnow.com/ h3 o0 }0 \$ c/ d" e* l
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