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公仔箱論壇% `9 o3 X9 W+ e3 ^) B" |8 f% X( g; s 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. 6 X. }$ ]: ?0 mTVBNOW 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。 , k9 c' x6 P+ u2 |, q! o4 B1 etvb 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. - V* \4 O( P# Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ! [3 m2 \. l) l% f+ x: Z8 xtvb 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. / h5 z9 ~3 z9 Y" W5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, a; c" F2 m6 T2 ]
In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone.公仔箱論壇, Q, }: o5 |% u- ]6 e
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. ~0 `3 n; l' l* i公仔箱論壇Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks. # K8 Y. {+ O, Y, l5 W' u' N5.39.217.76 7 o2 z% f$ y3 A7 ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey." I% F4 c2 s. x4 d
, B+ y9 Z+ u5 v. r) B i- K1 _ It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas. 7 ]' c/ t6 m/ g+ V hTVBNOW 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。公仔箱論壇% _- f, |" b& f. I
A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera.5.39.217.76& S' b* K" u K: y
* x' p1 ?. M* M! I: w5.39.217.76 It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- C& S7 F2 P5 N O. K
' Q# u M% r( W1 ~公仔箱論壇 "Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said. a' ^9 z' {; p1 jTVBNOW 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。 3 E+ J X$ f) }) N* | "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." " m F2 a" t3 v* p) Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76/ x% t3 [- c/ N! B" k6 Z
The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week. 2 g' @3 s1 D3 ~# t J5.39.217.76! M6 a9 ?8 s! K! h G' B* I: V* K, {
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。4 \) A2 U& v4 j" m! y
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A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said. {# n: p5 r, F( c) u2 @
3 d7 V: @5 R. W% R( o l The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said. 7 _7 D( R r8 y+ [9 A itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 e* D2 D' T( X2 e1 C/ l3 J9 R! A
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