A magnitude 8.9 Earthquake Hits Japan - Earthquake measuring 8.9 Richter scale (SR) has hit the Japanese capital, Tokyo, on Friday (11 / 3). An earthquake is precisely located in the north of Onahama city northeast.
The quake occurred at around 14:46 local time and then earthquake occurred again about 30 minutes later that has power of 7.4 SR.
The quake caused tsunami as high as six meters. As a result some existing facilities in the city were heavily damaged, buildings were falling and cars were swept away by the tsunami and
Point epicenter located about 400 km from Tokyo at a depth of 20 miles, shook high-rise buildings and bridges for a few minutes.
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii warned that tsunami waves will also be felt up to the Russians, Mark and northern Marianas Islands.
Meanwhile, the occurrence of a tsunami warning was issued by several countries such as Guan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Hawaii.
