A magnitude 8.9 earthquake strike Japan

WARNING : Tsunami Alert for New Zealand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, and others. Waves expected over the next few hours, caused by 8.9 earthquake in Japan

Magnitude 8.9 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2011 March 11 05:46:23 UTC


A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan’s northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. At least one person was killed and there were reports of several injuries in Tokyo, hundreds of miles away, where buildings shook violently through the main quake and the wave of massive aftershocks that followed.

TOKYO: A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday,

Magnitude	8.9
Date-Time	Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC Friday, March 11, 2011 at 02:46:23 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	38.322°N, 142.369°E
Depth	24.4 km (15.2 miles) set by location program
Region	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances	130 km (81 miles) E (86°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan 179 km (111 miles) ENE (68°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan 188 km (117 miles) SE (145°) from Morioka, Honshu, Japan 376 km (234 miles) NE (37°) from TOKYO, Japan

Since news of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan --- reported as the largest in its history --- and a subsequent 13 foot high tsunami struck. The wave of water has engulfed entire towns, much of it captured on live video.


Video from inside room in tokyo

look the table and books are shivering



Japan is the 3rd economic superpower of the world, and Japanese people are probably the World's most innovative nation! I hope they will recover soon!


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