The northeast coast of Japan was rocked on Friday by an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 generated a tsunami of four meters (13 feet) that dragged vehicles and buildings on the coastline near the epicenter. The earthquake occurred at 14:46 hours and was followed almost half hours later by a series of aftershocks, including one with a magnitude of 7.4.
Television images showed flooding in several villages along the Japanese coast, where dozens of cars, boats and buildings were washed away. According to the scenes broadcast on public television NHK, a large boat pulled by the tsunami directly impacted with an embankment in the city of Kesennuma, in the prefecture (province) of Miyagi.
The authorities try to assess the damage caused by the earthquake, but for now do not have details. Japan's meteorological agency pegged it at 7.9 strength earthquake. Later, the U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude of the first quake at 8.9 and issued a tsunami warning for the entire Pacific coast of Japan.
NHK asked people to stay away from the affected coast. The Tsunami Warning Center Pacific in Hawaii said that triggered a tsunami warning for Japan, Russia, Marco Island and the Northern Mariana Islands. He was also issued a tsunami warning for Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and Hawaii.
The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles), about 125 kilometers (80 miles) off the east coast, the meteorological agency said. The area is 380 kilometers (240 miles) northeast of Tokyo. In central Tokyo, several large buildings ranged vigorously for several minutes while the employees took to the streets for safety.
The images broadcast on television showed a building in flames and huge clouds of smoke in the district of Odaiba in Tokyo. Also at the center of the Japanese capital, several trains stopped operating and the passengers had to walk on the tracks to reach platforms. The images broadcast by NHK from his office in Sendai showed employees stumbled, dropping books and papers and desks.
In recent days, several earthquakes have rocked the same region, including one with a magnitude of 7.3 that struck on Wednesday. About 30 minutes after the quake, several tall buildings were swaying in Tokyo, while stopped functioning mobile phone systems. Japan Coast Guard established a panel and its staff are pending emergency, the official said Yosuke Oi of the institution.''I fear that soon we will know for damage because the quake was very strong,''he said.
With information from El Universal 
Television images showed flooding in several villages along the Japanese coast, where dozens of cars, boats and buildings were washed away. According to the scenes broadcast on public television NHK, a large boat pulled by the tsunami directly impacted with an embankment in the city of Kesennuma, in the prefecture (province) of Miyagi.
The authorities try to assess the damage caused by the earthquake, but for now do not have details. Japan's meteorological agency pegged it at 7.9 strength earthquake. Later, the U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude of the first quake at 8.9 and issued a tsunami warning for the entire Pacific coast of Japan.
NHK asked people to stay away from the affected coast. The Tsunami Warning Center Pacific in Hawaii said that triggered a tsunami warning for Japan, Russia, Marco Island and the Northern Mariana Islands. He was also issued a tsunami warning for Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and Hawaii.
The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles), about 125 kilometers (80 miles) off the east coast, the meteorological agency said. The area is 380 kilometers (240 miles) northeast of Tokyo. In central Tokyo, several large buildings ranged vigorously for several minutes while the employees took to the streets for safety.
The images broadcast on television showed a building in flames and huge clouds of smoke in the district of Odaiba in Tokyo. Also at the center of the Japanese capital, several trains stopped operating and the passengers had to walk on the tracks to reach platforms. The images broadcast by NHK from his office in Sendai showed employees stumbled, dropping books and papers and desks.
In recent days, several earthquakes have rocked the same region, including one with a magnitude of 7.3 that struck on Wednesday. About 30 minutes after the quake, several tall buildings were swaying in Tokyo, while stopped functioning mobile phone systems. Japan Coast Guard established a panel and its staff are pending emergency, the official said Yosuke Oi of the institution.''I fear that soon we will know for damage because the quake was very strong,''he said.
With information from El Universal
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