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11, March 2011, 7:28 a.m. TOKYO (AP) - A strong tsunami triggered on Friday by the most powerful earthquake in Japan's history hit the eastern coast, which killed at least 40 dead and dragged boats, vehicles and houses, besides causing several fires that are out of control. covered tsunami alerts around the Pacific as far afield as South America, Mexico, the entire east coast of the United States, Canada and Alaska. Officials say at least 40 people have died and 39 have disappeared. The 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit at 14:46 hours and was followed by some 19 aftershocks, as most with a magnitude greater than 6.0. Dozens of cities and villages on a coastline of 2,100 kilometers (1,300 miles) were hit by severe shocks that reached as far away as Tokyo, located hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the epicenter.
A public service company in the northeast of Japan reported a fire in a turbine installation in a nuclear power plant. The quake also caused fires in the coast that have gone awry, including one at an oil refinery.
    "The earthquake caused considerable damage over large areas in northern Japan," said Prime Minister Naoto Kan told a news conference.
  • Even for a country accustomed to earthquakes, the earthquake on Friday was of terrible proportions. Caused a tsunami to seven meters (23 feet) high that swept inland boats, vehicles, buildings and tons of debris.
    The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 8.9 while Japan's meteorological agency said it was of force.
    • 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 carried by the tsunami directly impacted an embankment in the city of Kesennuma, in the prefecture (province) of Miyagi.
    Authorities are trying to assess the damage caused by the earthquake, but for now do not have details. NHK
    • asked people to stay away from the affected coast.
The Tsunami Warning Center Pacific in Hawaii said that triggered a warning to all the Pacific, including a dozen Latin American countries as well as Japan, Russia, Marco Island and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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 in the center of the Japanese capital, several trains stopped operating and the passengers had to walk on the tracks to reach platforms.

The images transmitted by NHK from his office in Sendai showed a staggering employees, and books and papers Desktop falling.

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 the damage because the quake was very strong," he said.


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