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( N/ b3 a4 s* x: P+ ^6 |( W3 a9 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. $ l/ X* N# z$ I$ y: J5.39.217.766 v* q. X5 l7 {1 h$ g! D
The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors.5.39.217.76( R9 L6 e* m# h9 Q# V/ H
$ y6 S" N# _* e1 R' {0 e 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: ^7 c* T! z# L8 `
4 {" W. H! s" N# v In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone. & x; w% p6 Z* ]& X公仔箱論壇 ( U& T$ P5 R+ Q1 [% i# n! m5.39.217.76 , u( w9 ?+ G% {, B& rScenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks. + g; E& L" m% K) x% O5.39.217.760 L3 S2 z* T) W$ }. z8 B
Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey. # G; `/ D1 y* `: r/ _8 ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* U3 G8 `7 s ~+ `; C
It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas. % }. i/ H' R3 H2 C- I5 J5 S# c) ?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。$ e/ P( l3 F! K
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。+ t2 e3 s6 R7 ]0 \* E/ z5 a2 o
) p) W8 P1 D" j5 T) ~公仔箱論壇 It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said. 0 U9 l1 l7 E: ?! R- T6 D% Y8 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。 $ X4 _7 d$ K' y5.39.217.76 "Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said.5.39.217.762 u! k$ R- Z& s. D
" Y6 e% T5 G) F2 @; ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb "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." # t/ ~5 \$ d* H: r0 H! zTVBNOW 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。5.39.217.76+ A! V+ `! A- G7 M1 s' ~( m) O! \
The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week.4 r% V& |% n9 x2 C% W8 U
4 E+ ?- {0 u/ A9 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。 Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. ' _- _( X! E/ N- F5.39.217.765.39.217.76$ I9 ?- ~, O$ x
% R$ d! `8 ~$ m# t公仔箱論壇 A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said. " X) S+ A" x, | s t% R( O% WTVBNOW 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。 1 i* ]* }) |* S3 W! |- ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said.5.39.217.760 B" I% T% N- ~
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