www.tvboxnow.com; n+ b' p9 a) G QUAKE ROCKS JAPAN ) h6 ~. [+ G# X6 W# _" x& Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 3 U: {: @. ` x: `; j, ?www.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. $ p$ S/ ]: [9 s* ` l9 [# M: |5 |www.tvboxnow.comtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' g4 K0 h* K) n! k6 h
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 j% F. I" z* M: U$ H4 S$ Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 P. k, Z; z$ L& O5 A
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 j1 J; x$ I# V0 T/ f - G% v- D) i' b# X5 | In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone.公仔箱論壇4 a2 L! Q: q/ f/ t6 d( U' j
+ i% x! ~* X2 P0 t 8 c$ x I; b ?- ?: g7 nwww.tvboxnow.comScenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks.www.tvboxnow.com$ A5 m' t; p- B C# Y4 r! Y
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Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey.7 ~- t4 Z( \2 C5 I# |( f% v7 N
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9 z, |# E- `( m' o A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera.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。. d0 \1 n) z8 {8 b: B
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It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said. / [5 R' h5 B1 s4 Y% w3 ]* x/ x6 n" z* X1 O* j
"Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said. ! D/ B+ U0 n5 T% Fwww.tvboxnow.comTVBNOW 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。: G8 ]8 i, `1 j/ i+ v6 C) v
"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."公仔箱論壇+ V+ T4 x- r3 A% O
$ `1 A# M2 c# W: @7 R The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week.www.tvboxnow.com ]9 @( x( I& z1 E& N B+ N
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Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. 9 v! @% t4 J; U. Y8 i公仔箱論壇 * `& ?4 }8 n" j* `% G2 F( O+ Iwww.tvboxnow.com ; t$ G3 ?" M+ { ?- V A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said.公仔箱論壇% {$ m- w6 f3 H2 E, |" x8 m" `
- g+ D3 j* A% _$ _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said.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。8 |; ~0 N7 C) P3 }
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