Earthquake and Tsunami hits Japan

Breaking News: Earthquake and Tsunami hits Japan  - At exactly 2:46 this afternoon an earthquake measuring 8.9 struck northeastern Japan, followed by a series of aftershocks, including one 7.4 magnitude earthquake about 30 minutes later that immediately triggered a tsunami as high as 4 meters. The quake caused buildings shook in the capital Tokyo. The quake struck at a depth of six miles (10 kilometers), about 80 miles (125 kilometers) off the east coast, the agency said. This area is 240 miles (380 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo.



A number of international television shows such as CNN and HNK broadcast directly over the air how ferocious tide tsunami swept area Miyagi, Iwata, Fukushima and some other densely populated large area. Immediately take brunt of tsunami debris, flames and black smoke billowing from a building in Odaiba, Tokyo suburb. Fast train north of the country that was terminated. At various locations along the coast of Japan, the television also showed the flood, with dozens of cars, boats and even buildings are carried by water.



Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings for the entire Pacific coast of Japan. NHK warned people near the coast to go to a safer location. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said the tsunami warning applies to Japan, Russia, Northern Marianas Islands, and Marcus. Tsunami warning has been issued for Guam, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia and the U.S. state of Hawaii.



Reported by AFP, the Indonesian government, this afternoon warned residents living in the eastern region, including Papua, Maluku and North Sulawesi, to be careful of the tsunami, triggered by a massive earthquake in Japan. "When the arrival of waves that can be generated (by the tsunami) is estimated at at 20:00 local time," the official warning issued by the government.