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。& X8 ^; g5 L2 A0 j, f) J5 h QUAKE ROCKS JAPAN 7 R* m# `8 Q5 n / ?7 B8 [: s8 B/ W5.39.217.76Tokyo (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.' L; j, O- I) T7 a/ @; b: B. m
: B6 I2 m0 {$ o% M3 ~5.39.217.76 The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors.' L Y a! H; D# _/ @6 m
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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.; f: o4 D. ` b$ w3 q" ~- D& w
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Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks.公仔箱論壇0 f( p* V( |/ {) r0 x
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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. U, P9 q# e, b4 e2 T' W
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It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas. , x$ Z4 r. L5 _ : O. r0 ~7 |- i! D+ ?- w+ g A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera.# ]3 X; e3 n. x" K/ F6 K4 j( O
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It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said. 3 Q: d) K7 b7 ~7 M* T2 t$ j公仔箱論壇; h( i3 P+ J1 z7 U |: ]' u
"Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said. " D- q- m/ x, v* p4 M! |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb # F* h2 X: |9 r+ l: F: 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." * p( w6 a% \1 M+ F5.39.217.76& ~- S4 ~$ ?9 V1 a
The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week.& X- M: R6 M1 J# M2 L0 {
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Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. : }1 [$ n- A5 I W* t6 S' |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 R8 Y8 j. e" |! a
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A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said. 7 h; i; g2 ^" |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。5.39.217.761 H6 a- U! Q3 Y6 s( T& D# p8 V
The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said. 6 s( @6 a) K2 W8 G/ H5 d$ p& Z5.39.217.765.39.217.76( m. D: H' H3 N! s* W
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