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。7 W) P+ O, H$ A
9 T$ p& T) W! s# b- q U/ B4 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTokyo (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. ; V4 B/ y8 @# F( h: I - U8 k- X9 F2 K- N9 n公仔箱論壇 The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors. 6 q: b& q9 v6 B7 x$ R! `9 s$ P公仔箱論壇 . N7 t: y5 K- a% m6 H8 L* Z5.39.217.76 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. . j1 G3 }$ E" U: N# }4 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 \3 p, ^( c) x' I, e
In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone.2 I% r9 a4 Y% p( p' m8 ?8 u$ k( I. Y1 w
( v% a/ O6 p, T3 H5.39.217.76 / j3 L, v& w* [* FScenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks.5.39.217.76' S" i- U7 G- v. |" C) c2 W; m
5 \( F i1 S8 ], M- h& u5 Q5.39.217.76 Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey. + o2 M# C! ~( d. r% g9 C! h5.39.217.76 8 T5 T, z, L7 }/ ^# N3 w5.39.217.76 It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas.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。6 P3 }" p* x. L, d% H( j
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A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. 1 J- \3 j2 x! u8 F' z6 V! t7 p0 t3 k公仔箱論壇- H h& G# }8 l* p3 g2 x
It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said.5.39.217.76, Y* y# d/ j! z/ L% h7 d U
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3 ^7 q* P% X& c; N2 i3 l: Z J. W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." 8 o) Y( b. p; _公仔箱論壇- ]4 U- X" ^6 Y
The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week. , S e# S$ w* O S. O& E 5 A( V% [% G; k5 X P9 U5.39.217.76 Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& Q8 j! c9 _, W& O( i$ J* d# W
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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) M n' E4 a$ Y' \; R
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The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said.6 G' e- w1 {; m9 K" o8 r
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