MASSIVE 8.9 EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DEVASTATES JAPAN; HAWAII BRACES FOR HUGE WAVE
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The biggest earthquake to hit Japan since records began almost 150 years ago smashed into the country's northeast coast today, triggering a 32-foot tsunami that swept away boats, cars and homes and killed hundreds of people. Large waves are now rolling into Hawaii, where thousands of people have been evacuated from the islands' coastline, and toward the U.S. West Coast. The 8.9-magnitude quake's epicenter was 231 miles northeast of Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey reported. But the destruction caused by the natural disaster is expected to spread far beyond Japan, as the Red Cross in Geneva reported the swell moving across the Pacific was higher than some islands. . . . More: http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/environment/earth_changes/news.php?q=1299858784
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Some reports give 7.9 for the magnitude of the quake, but numerous others, like this one, give 8.9. Given the tremendous damage that the quake has done so far, including generating a huge tsunami that swept away ships and battered coastlines around the Pacific Basin, 8.9 is probably closer to the mark.
The biggest earthquake to hit Japan since records began almost 150 years ago smashed into the country's northeast coast today, triggering a 32-foot tsunami that swept away boats, cars and homes and killed hundreds of people. Large waves are now rolling into Hawaii, where thousands of people have been evacuated from the islands' coastline, and toward the U.S. West Coast. The 8.9-magnitude quake's epicenter was 231 miles northeast of Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey reported. But the destruction caused by the natural disaster is expected to spread far beyond Japan, as the Red Cross in Geneva reported the swell moving across the Pacific was higher than some islands. . . . More: http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/environment/earth_changes/news.php?q=1299858784
And see Massive Tsunami Devastates Japan; Waves Hit Hawaii and Tsunami waves hit Hawaii after devastating Japan earthquake.
Some reports give 7.9 for the magnitude of the quake, but numerous others, like this one, give 8.9. Given the tremendous damage that the quake has done so far, including generating a huge tsunami that swept away ships and battered coastlines around the Pacific Basin, 8.9 is probably closer to the mark.