日本宮城縣外海發生七點九級強烈地震,日本氣象廳發出大海嘯警告,可能出現六米高的海嘯,太平洋海嘯預警中心亦發出警告。宮城縣核電站自動停止運作,大浪令多部車輛漂浮。東京的建築物亦持續搖晃數分鐘,不少人走到街上暫避,東京成田機場已關閉跑道。有片段顯示,台場有建築物大量濃煙冒出。東日本的新幹線列車停止運行。 地震在當地下午二時許發生,震源深度大約十公里,本港天文台亦錄到今次地震,指震央位於仙台以東約一百八十公里。附近海域前日曾經發生過七點三級地震。指可能會出現六米高的海嘯。太平洋海嘯預警中心亦發出警告。地震在當地下午二時許發生,震源深度大約十公里,宮城縣核電站自動停止運作,東京的建築物持續搖晃數分鐘,不少人走到街上暫避。 本港天文台亦錄到今次地震,指震央位於仙台以東約一百八十公里。日本北部發生強烈地震,首都東京有建築物搖晃,當局發出海嘯警告。 投資市場擔心地震會打擊部份企業的業務,甚至對經濟有影響,日本股市尾段跌幅擴大,日經平均指數收市報10254點,跌百分之一點七。" S; ~1 e! O, C
' f2 s: p; E7 ?4 yTokyo (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. 3 ~2 J8 h6 y& 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。5.39.217.76( Z9 r9 J/ k) `$ ?# z
The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors. * t) y' d6 ?6 v5 S: L( K# @3 vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 7 Q6 @: r3 R$ 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。 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.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。. F5 c: C3 R7 a) U" L
! x( B" B/ s- R5.39.217.76 In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone. 7 c# o8 G8 F* P% }1 t! E1 C0 {5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇4 q n% ^8 t7 y* Q0 W/ d: A
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Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks. ' ?3 y) S0 H3 v' G6 ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb . U# h( o- G6 G! k+ q) `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.公仔箱論壇( {8 \9 g3 F) A* g: Q* t1 |" y
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A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera.+ ^! u# Y, `' S+ z; R
' R3 [5 B: A3 \; Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said. # @0 K7 O' y0 y2 R/ m! B# o3 t% ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 5 M& J: m: k, H& x& @3 ] "Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said. 1 H4 U R0 ]: h5 d( y/ e: I: z# Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb " T5 J/ k" N; q- q2 P+ p2 G6 P5.39.217.76 "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."8 r; K! _& x) \, m! h* }, b8 [
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The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& a$ L t, O$ f- d- q( A2 W; G
) B$ l$ j. [. G# x/ u! q1 W- @ Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. ( H. |1 R+ [4 g& l' t3 c1 |
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6 e7 Z; s# u |% Q2 Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said. 2 V: S* P/ q) f# G e% O6 q: o( x- \6 utvb 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 ~" H* J! d+ T+ _- ~1 c$ [& k' d$ C
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