5 u/ _# Z' s# K! u( E* s3 K5.39.217.76QUAKE ROCKS JAPAN - E) M. ?0 c/ e! j5.39.217.76! Q! U" m: |: V& w; x q9 d 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.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。7 n* j7 n% s o: P
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The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors.5.39.217.768 ~+ B t. p5 r% ]% \. A4 Z
- g, \1 D% @) ? 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. ; q5 i# Q. `2 [4 K公仔箱論壇5.39.217.767 S6 ?0 i, P$ h" y2 M+ K0 h
In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone. * U6 K2 R- i' {+ m( Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇# ^0 L1 W7 y' J
5 F9 ?% c, C2 h' h5 X0 R5.39.217.76Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks. ' ]) n* w/ {& H; W4 I; u4 n3 ~9 m1 U( g2 j. j# ?
Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey.公仔箱論壇# [2 D& l! O% `! f$ N
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It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- J9 O' [( a$ ?( y
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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。7 i* X: u3 C' {1 w' G- j* i% G$ s
3 }- X' G4 c. \1 r5 a. M公仔箱論壇 It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said.公仔箱論壇: f8 g3 J6 E( S& k0 Q8 k$ J5 N
/ q* m% [+ O% E3 z0 Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb "Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 }/ E6 F& R' a; z
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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" ^$ B' y* V: Y$ `3 h
' a, D2 Z3 F( J7 Z! m& a5.39.217.76 The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week. # J5 O8 ~. [; C* j: ?+ K; v0 H0 V5.39.217.76, V: y- Y+ {" `' @9 g- j3 j
Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. 5.39.217.760 T/ f" T N* I5 w
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& R4 m. \! N" Y' @$ J+ D A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said. & C$ Y g! I: g. z' W3 k7 nTVBNOW 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 n% R, f. G7 V9 B5 s/ ?/ {
The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said.7 F0 p: O2 P0 E: x, w' A
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