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公仔箱論壇* _# E" Y6 Y0 s3 I, `% T3 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.www2.tvboxnow.com7 D9 b d; Z& n9 C& x
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The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors.公仔箱論壇$ Q- V# T" U- N; U
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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.. |3 j5 a2 C u' I, p
& |9 Q2 H4 I+ @1 Y7 b( L公仔箱論壇 In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone. 4 D# {; }9 K) z* g% e : G3 H0 w' G9 w+ L# \9 g @+ a. N& u' \* r) Q$ L# ?公仔箱論壇Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks.) k% W; c+ ~9 w) N3 D" @ q# H
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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. , ^4 b' w) @* `6 K2 ~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。www2.tvboxnow.com( \6 X* G2 W9 W% ?
It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas.www2.tvboxnow.com. U; `9 X* A j0 B) ~/ E
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A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. ( k: I% S3 u6 s( M7 l. 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。www2.tvboxnow.com- h3 o. k' R9 A( d. d
It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said. 7 t; e( Q4 D. q+ x/ |公仔箱論壇 ) [6 L$ I. j. R4 L {+ r0 X "Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ Y; V1 |% o, V# ~% n: Z+ E; f$ R
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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."www2.tvboxnow.com, k o( b8 }/ q
, j3 b8 m f& a1 u3 d; ]2 j% ^ D The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week. ; D0 {, Q9 n% L, U$ {% n7 _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb / e" c3 h# n4 k; D- ETVBNOW 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。 Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. ) |; [) i* s! X4 Q- x$ \4 c7 ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb % f& S) v5 q* ^% _4 _1 {6 X : F+ w, i8 l; i# I7 J4 Z公仔箱論壇 A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said.公仔箱論壇6 D: r0 m7 G7 T9 D/ p
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ Q0 A0 |8 n h' F
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