2 v/ z0 f/ X% ]+ N5 u! q* u' J# i5.39.217.76Tokyo (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.- E$ a& \! k$ c1 x& z' h+ P! ~/ e: h
8 {/ R% ~* D2 k. |, A0 K' j- X2 b5 J5.39.217.76 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 W5 [: z* b1 e( K' u7 _, J公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇: _% d9 N* s5 l5 x
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./ C T9 \5 T9 R; g0 s: v/ E
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Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks.+ h* |* A9 a, d5 h. c, e, {
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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.5.39.217.76) F+ G g; H; l7 z }
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It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb s) S6 o5 L! V1 f3 Q
8 F* T, Q" T- M. w( `! u5.39.217.76 A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. % U' j x: D# L; T! Y6 ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.764 f1 u1 I6 n, K8 r! Y, A
It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" w0 J- ^* T6 T8 u
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"Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said.9 @& d/ ~- Z' \! c
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"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." ( P' H( Q1 a! A3 |' ?: {9 A0 b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。. Y$ _+ V: _! o8 \2 O- H- c5 S
The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week. - I1 m4 b* I+ \5.39.217.76 ( O( J1 L; S$ h7 Z) y Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. 4 p9 Z6 T7 C7 n+ h7 A; F/ ] 4 Y8 ?; ]+ L# z+ S" a, f * Y- ~* W0 `& h. V* Z2 F: ~+ B; Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said.公仔箱論壇$ L N9 q$ i6 U7 j1 j
& r" @) L: P: m+ ]$ b* d9 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said. 7 Z6 @, O7 R2 o- C* o! Jtvb 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。# l, {/ w* F3 H% K8 ?' g) H G
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