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5.39.217.76+ T7 t) D4 D& i2 n 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. ' w+ ?; C+ ^% J3 ^6 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb + v d3 b. i8 r8 j7 }5 Q$ h5 Z" l( x The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& \2 }+ z: p+ ~/ A8 `2 S
8 S1 f/ h2 V7 G7 l' g5.39.217.76 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。( d; K9 N0 _3 G- Q6 K, @
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In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone. ' B2 w5 f9 O9 ?4 u6 n7 q ' Q) q# n* b0 w" e1 O* v, v }) ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) X' R: _' @7 Y6 z+ n
Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks.% z+ t8 P/ c0 ?, ]5 [8 ~* e* |
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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. , d/ B2 w3 d, Y( v. H% Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ) v+ }* G/ ^ a5 q& H" m |. 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。 It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas. ( M9 G5 L$ f6 F公仔箱論壇 6 R G( w" s. r) n0 a公仔箱論壇 A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. % N* F- p& C" M* o' n ( K% j. D+ w6 v' V It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said. 8 G* f; C6 q& W* o $ s/ ^1 _0 n) t/ stvb now,tvbnow,bttvb "Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said.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。# m+ ?4 ~7 c4 i9 }+ q3 Z
. D5 t X, v6 _' m0 k lTVBNOW 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。 "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."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。* s1 y+ ?% I, V h6 a
' b$ \# a- D' ?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。 The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. B- o* |' ?$ C0 b- }4 S
. U8 ^) b, ^6 Z D5 F0 Y1 Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. 7 p" z7 m3 a8 p9 e2 w5.39.217.76 + K, h4 L# Y2 V$ k5.39.217.76 + X. k$ x; P+ Y* p4 n$ J6 G5.39.217.76 A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said. + @, ~( u7 A: n; Q: W; ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 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。 l# _; h8 f& p: p9 y+ J
The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said.! ^6 {3 d6 a, t9 \0 }' p2 V3 v$ p
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