. h' S+ d2 w! j/ t' j; zos.tvboxnow.comQUAKE ROCKS JAPAN 4 Z2 a) f' [0 Y: N2 k. O% }, N! M% } {! B6 M; r 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 s3 ~' r2 G0 m8 p) C* O
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The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors. 3 d9 T7 r# O& V1 Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 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。2 a |0 h& p0 t' F4 Z: e. f
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.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。% a4 [+ ?' {0 V3 m5 O; O, m
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In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% W: P) I) Z7 j7 K5 Z
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Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks.公仔箱論壇- y/ o9 ^$ a0 b( A$ `/ X2 }) N
) H4 H5 c5 E: S+ u. g; }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。 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。- ~4 x2 ]/ |$ X0 w' ?, O9 A
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It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas. ( X M" _; k- E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。" i0 O8 H) J3 I: T
A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) G0 H& f# A) i3 z% `9 x, J7 h. z9 Y7 N
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It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said.os.tvboxnow.com2 o+ q- r& |% U5 H0 a
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"Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said. 5 d' o: |- y8 D3 }6 H) q2 Z) ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ n% {( U& k3 b
"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."os.tvboxnow.com* R3 e: _% t6 W- f/ _
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The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week. / T [6 c% K% {0 o9 s$ A! G1 b 2 p. s, x$ B$ ?5 m6 [$ Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. ! @; R/ {( {+ S2 Q# |, D' |! @* O
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A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. |. D1 B" J* d4 L4 h
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The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said. ( y9 n) n4 H: d0 ]" w$ G6 X8 [公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 Q5 V5 K% f8 v/ ?
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