Thursday, March 10, 2011

Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.quake/index.html#

An 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan early Friday, triggering tsunami warnings and sending people fleeing out of buildings in the capital. Its epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) from Tokyo. It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia. Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region.

"Massive 8.9-magnitude Quake Hits Japan - CNN.com." CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News. Web. 11 Mar. 2011.

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