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- N5 x _: M' s- j. v 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. + T! g y6 x* H( h5 ?" ^" d6 r1 l2 u! C5 B* W! o/ @
The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors. & |: x5 ]: T, 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。, L# ?/ [3 ~- H8 w$ S1 K
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 Q C t& U/ q u6 F
+ J! Z9 X2 l, r% Z( g In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone.os.tvboxnow.com/ V6 a( w. ?! }; A0 _/ n2 c" h. x
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Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks. + |; L# ~* u& |( ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 9 U5 {3 P; }* Z Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey. " @. J$ g9 Y) s8 F8 |2 fTVBNOW 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# Q0 q0 b8 @- S5 t# t
It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas.os.tvboxnow.com U( ?4 ]* H* N
Y* ]/ Q) A, j9 ?- o& qos.tvboxnow.com A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. 9 @5 t0 t) ?* O: c5 Z* ~0 |" L. a4 a# w' [ 1 _! q" m+ X4 Q2 n! W2 I% N8 gos.tvboxnow.com It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said. * U8 Q0 s, M: wTVBNOW 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。# G2 ^2 F. \2 Z: m" D* R
"Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said. * [2 o. r" o) L! k# Z. i/ Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 O2 I. y4 A$ x% i8 I) m
"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 v$ h: L* g( y* u3 k! { # Z; b4 F6 j* y( v. Z; O0 }$ l" g公仔箱論壇 The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week.os.tvboxnow.com0 w8 t4 ?( z4 c" E
/ c2 J$ J# s R6 a9 m+ W Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. 2 a3 p8 [4 \6 [: y4 gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 4 i* S. S P' M; h9 i公仔箱論壇 9 M( {0 {0 k" o8 _$ rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said. & {, F$ U6 L* u0 I1 K- D% Vos.tvboxnow.com$ U9 K F4 S) \* g" ~) r3 a( r
The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said.公仔箱論壇! j# z+ y6 j! j$ C1 o: n
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