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UPDATE: Massive 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan; Triggers Devastating Tsunami

by joePA | March 11, 2011 - 2:53pm | 9 comments - 63604 reads



Early Friday morning (2:46 p.m. Tokyo time) a 8.9 magnitude earthquake rattled northeastern Japan, triggering a devastating 30-foot tsunami that swept away cars, boats, buildings, and debris all along Japan's Pacific coast. In a period of three hours after the initial 8.9 quake, the island was rattled by 13 aftershocks, all with a magnitude above 6.0. A tsunami warning has been issued for Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Hawaii, where tourists were evacuated from coastal areas. A surge hit Hawaii, sending water rushing into coastal areas on the Big Island and Maui. Small waves arrived on the West Coast of United States.