Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan

[Five Inch Taint]

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.

The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors.
The quake rattled buildings and toppled cars off bridges and into waters underneath. Waves of debris flowed like lava across farmland, pushing boats, houses and trailers toward highways.

In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone.

Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks.

Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey.

It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapc...pt=T1&iref=BN1

[maxbailey]

That sucks bad.

[TR]

The video of the tsunami is amazing. Best wishes for all those affected. I have a good friend, his daughter is in southern Japan right now.....I hope she is ok.

[TroyDrake]

Any other child of 70's afternoon TV expecting a 60,000 pound fire-breathing lizard to come ashore sometime soon?

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