公仔箱論壇7 l# B5 D9 I0 @7 V } QUAKE ROCKS JAPAN + z, ^6 C0 Q* c8 ]; o1 t0 ^4 [4 y d公仔箱論壇 ! q1 O( \( q% Y% n% f( [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. ! a1 w$ @8 p; J# y0 t- o% b2 D7 F5 z0 S3 h+ f
The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors." m! E+ u- Q @/ a/ ]2 i# L$ n$ y1 Q
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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. 5 d4 ?+ a5 D& J+ C6 Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ) R( l: I6 m. r5.39.217.76 In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone.5.39.217.76 n& w" N, W% h2 ?* A; I
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Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks. 5 K2 B i4 O6 ~5.39.217.765.39.217.769 K2 Q. L' s# B! _1 Y
Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 F& W T @. W9 `
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It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas.& H+ q, ?3 K& a" t+ j
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A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. l8 N }0 R2 u! D. x8 z5.39.217.76 : e" h1 j3 K, y/ j Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said. 2 u8 e& g( z1 ?6 t/ p3 f5.39.217.76 2 e' i8 z5 v$ O% x9 d "Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said.% T; T7 m0 A* h5 b! W- \/ Q
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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." : H4 j. M/ @7 h" y( m4 b" X4 [! [5.39.217.76 0 n- B9 o5 y, S, f* ~6 O3 ^5 cTVBNOW 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. ' f' i8 u- X! T2 m# ]' ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; i+ G. W( G, _6 G! f4 [
Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* _$ X$ g, X6 F1 q8 i" `& t6 k+ o
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A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said.公仔箱論壇5 @, N1 t6 h( p. c1 K5 Q
% z. B+ ^% ^; s* b; V The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said. ( L5 @) y) T$ y3 O ; B2 Y% e3 t A5 s) }# r! | 5 B( U1 a, j0 Q: R1 w7 l" i( h; @0 {- H! R7 F% m; N+ L, E0 R1 W# r: g
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