% Z% b9 E# I0 a# J6 y, L! r5.39.217.76Tokyo (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.% Y# ^ Y4 O* F$ l- Q2 B0 d. y
! L6 p0 s. a$ n! M+ D8 S: f) Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors. ( M* h0 x0 G# l% O. I! e6 J& F% O公仔箱論壇 3 Y- V' k% j; X1 |$ z4 Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 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. ! |: u$ ^3 ^2 d( z5 ^" {1 k 1 f0 P" \# K; T, f7 `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。 In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone. $ G! l5 ?7 M. o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。) n, X2 f! M; u1 N& Y* o
+ z8 V3 {* K/ e+ A' ^! H4 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbScenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks.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。/ K6 E& r2 a; l+ o% Q4 @
1 b; o G/ C: ?' V0 A6 Y% r: O Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey. 9 |, j2 p/ ?6 _, a2 S4 I5.39.217.76 ' J/ @' a+ O. G9 l0 j% n! vTVBNOW 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。 It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas. - E/ V. k( H# k" b$ @" r1 G5 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb / @5 e8 B2 r! H0 E5 H A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. - Y/ K2 x( X3 R& T5.39.217.76 / U9 Q4 G' |, M& R2 W% GTVBNOW 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。 It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said. # J) Y% @! t$ V; c V 6 U0 \- X; t- }; w! f "Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said.公仔箱論壇5 C8 g, A( p. x1 i
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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."公仔箱論壇& [9 _1 |5 H6 S! O
! C8 w: ]7 p6 m6 c: s4 j1 ]! y7 X The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week.4 l" ?6 r+ M% c& \4 R; h) j
+ d' ]$ P3 x' Q6 b+ u( o5.39.217.76 Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. 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。. f* k& @# w/ ?# }# j- j+ K
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A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said. % B+ w7 G" X$ E( [( c+ L4 V0 s ) q# E/ V% w/ N3 k0 }0 ~7 o" Z5 vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said.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。2 H: M2 U6 h3 J8 e5 C* E0 E
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