tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* `/ f# D! |) V! ` QUAKE ROCKS JAPAN 4 K6 z4 O! D m; O公仔箱論壇0 T/ Y$ k' W" 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. 0 X$ o& q8 l" s! h' J公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇2 U$ u% \/ N B/ ? ~# ]3 \
The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors. - N6 m4 r9 A/ ]( ^: T. g, l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。! B% o8 _! q6 o, q, x- a; 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. + O. C5 P% E' D: \# @5 }5.39.217.76 " N# \& d7 }) i5 e7 [# T7 V. a公仔箱論壇 In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone. ( I2 E$ C! s; [2 dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 1 t8 L$ |: n. l/ M) [( C8 J- N # I# z. p% r- Y$ G$ p2 Q4 ~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。Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks. d n9 J5 e* x, ?3 ?* a" s4 m% |1 U# }! O: V4 N, U; L& ~( T
Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey. : x! z% r) \) r3 d- r5.39.217.76- y3 i& \! z) g* B& G7 x. Y# j
It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas." K0 |2 x! P k: R
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A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. + j3 L) l' x4 ~5.39.217.76TVBNOW 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。; B0 D* f I" P: k! |
It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said. : @( } Q, t$ ^3 w) }" u5.39.217.76 & @0 U% ^# c3 q4 B+ [% j8 ~ "Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said. & G8 y/ e1 f3 Q7 R( }- W0 f7 dTVBNOW 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。 , S) e- z. @! I3 G "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."0 h: V# D5 s+ O" t# \+ @
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The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week. , o& Y0 X; s5 @% O' E6 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。 5 h8 n8 @7 n) l- S q" N4 g3 {8 y公仔箱論壇 Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. 8 r3 K: o* o% u) ]2 ]( L: ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 p9 f. D* q; s; Y
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A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said. & d1 p) K. v& |+ [0 ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb & p# J T+ H$ _* S( d, W5 P The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said.: _- N1 k% S8 ^ v1 P
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