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公仔箱論壇* t/ |$ z( W# O; y 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# f3 \# p" f* K5 o f' W
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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. - E a; E+ `) Z0 l 4 D7 R8 t- G2 c7 p. 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. 7 C" C% G* F. [( B% dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb + e; }3 H: f: ]1 `6 i/ r. pwww.tvboxnow.com In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone. f! d. a4 c- e$ f/ P ' m0 s" M7 F" A {# c8 xwww.tvboxnow.com " k' @! O( J. k3 Dwww.tvboxnow.comScenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks. 9 U' i( `. V3 x* d. |8 |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。6 }; V4 S; g9 {* m$ \$ X
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。$ o8 u! ?5 o9 b0 B
J' v) Q) p; F% r公仔箱論壇 It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas.7 g; o- v$ F: ~. I3 s5 l
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A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. 7 H; p+ m& c2 y% j 9 l g7 p! E1 ~0 k! z; t It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said. 0 ] ? O! O# E! r: I2 L- ]www.tvboxnow.com* k9 L" r6 e& |% F3 N+ h S1 r
"Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said. : z; W( e1 `# w8 {www.tvboxnow.comtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; D. O; B6 W3 A B2 A8 X
"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."8 e; Z5 m0 v; e8 a! v
1 I* i7 |- W7 k, O: J: p The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week. $ Q7 o. t( v7 j$ M" v4 C' |公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, J+ N3 J& V/ u; W4 I- Y
Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. 4 j1 m" Z8 a8 }& `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb # _9 ^- O* K3 U/ `1 L$ u2 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。 5 r" h6 Y/ ~8 vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said. * E- a4 x- h: x+ X0 w& a' E, qwww.tvboxnow.com! k6 q* c6 a; Z! F+ `1 p8 V
The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said. 1 E3 z$ n! ?) |8 V5 l0 t" A/ k公仔箱論壇www.tvboxnow.com+ P2 p8 g+ P$ F
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