公仔箱論壇) y4 G T( n/ y QUAKE ROCKS JAPAN 0 I1 ?5 F0 l. L; a6 i0 h1 T5 etvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇, s A- s3 o/ o( g8 x7 R% t 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 h* X; c! C, g) O5 Q% w" T5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ Z/ ^; N! Z0 ?' T" H0 c. C
The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors. k( t: f" L* l5 K9 @! I5.39.217.76 $ b; Z3 r6 ]& S6 h* ^/ { 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.公仔箱論壇! C# _+ N/ s, l& U
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In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone.; S! f( e; G! L& x7 O
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8 R; c5 _/ Q& gScenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks.5.39.217.768 y) Q+ O. ]- B8 U8 M
& y! C4 N4 Z- ^ Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- b* z! Q; O8 _; G
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It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas.( ]+ }1 U/ t* c. ~' R5 u
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A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) }; `& [' o1 p, V
, O9 \ B) |" e& l2 J: ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said. . K* ~1 Z; E% @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- R/ j, [) `2 S
"Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said. 4 M: |# x4 K. c6 I" R6 b$ Z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。# G' }* Y1 t0 a! 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." : y5 k4 U6 w+ Y' [9 V, ]9 L! {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。 . z% I5 J* ]3 j公仔箱論壇 The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week.公仔箱論壇: X& g+ O2 y( n" Q s' h" z
/ Z5 @0 i: j( e6 o4 r' x Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. 6 t j8 O9 B4 ^5 b$ A& K. S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。* h! B. l1 N& {- f; z1 H8 U, C
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A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said. 7 j7 E/ W( Y% T/ p3 ?6 r公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇/ R$ @& ?( a5 u7 Q% y! v3 [
The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 k! d& [; a \/ ]
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