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& f% H- Q( Y6 W; t; KTokyo (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. 1 y" g4 |+ c/ F) ^ # f0 ~, _, D9 T- ?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。 The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors. 8 s# c/ S) N, u. p& ~- b9 gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 u2 y- V. t5 C8 Q' o
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. * ]2 h0 a' q& [: U/ F& p a公仔箱論壇5.39.217.76- s' G" o1 }: v# j3 E" b
In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone. 8 p4 E$ _0 ?. @: x4 c# }: `# ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇) {5 {/ I0 Q2 U- j
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Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks. , B" |9 n0 q) S G公仔箱論壇 ; W! R. v9 i3 M公仔箱論壇 Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey.1 o# T) P3 v+ l' k& x
/ ]) J7 B5 X" T5 {# e4 O8 ^5.39.217.76 It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 Y# J c/ Q5 r. G
1 ]! ~1 \+ m6 E# x4 Q. h, RTVBNOW 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。 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。$ {+ }+ I# k9 g$ R% ~ M4 ^
! ?7 Y- B; R( q1 y; ^2 m7 L It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said.0 }. V" o" \4 t" r- i6 y6 K
' Q& I3 x* h2 C: Z3 l2 yTVBNOW 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。 "Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said.$ c* q' F! b) I: i- K9 @' Z5 K1 g
p4 b" Y2 h( J3 y* t公仔箱論壇 "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9 \7 k7 b$ G. T. |) k/ q
9 Z& k- p. P- B公仔箱論壇 The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week.5.39.217.76, T3 J" R* j+ m2 a8 y3 G
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Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. & o( j: j( c% `# i5.39.217.76 - R4 ^! x5 B) Z6 i8 z3 D$ m公仔箱論壇5.39.217.76& T+ M3 T1 C. E
A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said.2 m6 R* |2 z% V6 K) N. g
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The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said.3 d( z9 D2 W# S6 M# N4 `
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