The overwhelming 8.9-magnitude quake absent many people injured in coastal areas of the main Honshu Island and Tokyo. A monster 10-metre (33 feet) wall of water was reported in Sendai city in northeastern Miyagi prefecture, media said after a four-meter wave hit the coast earlier. The government said the quake had caused "stunning damage".
Helicopter footage showed massive deluge in northern coastal towns, where floods of black water sent shipping containers, cars and debris deafening through streets. An oil refinery was on fire near Tokyo.
According to another report, the roof of a school caved in, injuring scores of students.
The Japanese prime minister has set up a taskforce to contract with emergency situation. The Japanese yen has been devaluated against dollar. The quake was thelargest ever in Japan, the fifth strongest tremble worldwide since 1900 and theseventh strongest in history, according to the US Geological Survey and Japanese seismologists.
The last time a "Big One" hit Tokyo was in 1923, when the Great Kanto Earthquake claimed more than 140,000 lives, many of them in fires. In 1855, the Ansei Edo quake also confounded the city.
More than 220,000 people were killed when a 9.1-magnitude quake hit off Indonesia in
The last time a "Big One" hit Tokyo was in 1923, when the Great Kanto Earthquake claimed more than 140,000 lives, many of them in fires. In 1855, the Ansei Edo quake also devastated the city.
In 1995 Kobe earthquake killed more than 6,400 people.
More than 220,000 people were killed when a 9.1-magnitude quake hit off Indonesia in.
Tsunami warnings have been issued for 57 countries of the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Chile, Mexico and Hawaii, Srilanka, USA, Argentine, Guam, Philippines, Russia etc
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