An 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit off the east coast of Japan early today. The
quake -- one of the largest in recorded history -- triggered a 23-foot
tsunami that battered Japan's coast, killing hundreds and sweeping away
cars, homes, buildings, and boats. Editors note: we'll post more as the
story develops -- *Lloyd Young* (47 photos
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Houses swallowed by tsunami waves burn in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture (state)
after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast
Friday, March 11. (Kyodo News/Associated Press)
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A tsumani triggered by a powerful earthquake makes its way to sweep part of
Sendai airport in northern Japan on Friday March 11, 2011. The magnitude 8.9
earthquake slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot
(4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles
inland. (Kyodo News/Associated Press)
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Sendai Airport is surrounded by waters in Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan,
after a ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever
recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011. (Kyodo
News/Associated Press)
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Evacuees stand around Shinjuku Central Park in Tokyo Japan March 11, 2011. A
massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing many
injuries, fires and a ten-metre (33-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's
coastline. A tsunami warning has been issued for the entire Pacific basin
except for the mainland United States and Canada following a huge earthquake
that hit Japan on Friday, the Pacific (Reuters)
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Light planes and vehicles sit among the debris after they were swept by a
tsumani that struck Sendai airport in northern Japan. (Kyodo News/Associated
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Houses are swept by a tsunami in Natori City in northeastern Japan March 11,
2011. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing
many injuries, fires and a ten-metre (33-ft) tsunami along parts of the
country's coastline. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of
a 10-metre tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake
violently in the capital Tokyo. (Reuters)
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A massive tsunami sweeps in to engulf a residential area after a powerful
earthquake in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan.
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Reporters at the Associated Press Tokyo Bureau in Tokyo take shelter under a
table while a strong earthquake strikes eastern Japan. (Itsuo
Inouye/Assoctiated Press)
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People take shelter as a ceiling collapses in a bookstore during an
earthquake in Sendai, northeastern Japan March 11. (Reuters)
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Tsunami swirls near a port in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture (state) after Japan
was struck by a strong earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, March
11. (Kyodo News/Associated Press)
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Seismologists pose for the media as they display a seismographic graph
showing the magnitude of the earthquake in Japan, on a monitor at the
British Geological Survey office in Edinburgh, Scotland March 11, 2011. The
biggest earthquake on record to hit Japan struck the northeast coast on
Friday, triggering a 10-metre tsunami that swept away everything in its
path, including houses, ships, cars and farm buildings. (David
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An energy map provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) shows the intensity of the tsunami caused by the
magnitude 8.9 earthquake which struck Japan on March 11, 2011. A tsunami
warning has been issued for the entire Pacific basin except mainland United
States and Canada following a huge earthquake that hit Japan on Friday, the
U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The warning includes Hawaii and
extends from Mexico down to South American countries on the Pacific, the
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This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Global
bathymetry map image released on March 11, 2011 shows features of the ocean
floor depth (or bathymetry) from a NOAA ETOPO-1 dataset. The image shows the
entire Western Pacific basin. Notice how abruptly the Japanese islands rise
out of the ocean. Other coastal Asian areas have much more gradual slopes.
The islands and mountain ranges throughout the ocean, visible in this
imagery, also affect the tsunami travel time and speed. In the open ocean,
tsunamis can travel at speeds up to 500 mph (800 kph). This momentum is what
creates such a destructive force as the wave moves inland. Tsunami waves
rolled thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean after a massive
earthquake off Japan and washed ashore in Hawaii early March 11, 2011, but
the tourist hotspot appeared to escape major damage. As sirens blared and
Hawaiian authorities rapidly evacuated low-lying areas, the Pacific Tsunami
Warning Center reported wave changes at Waianae Harbor at around 3:24 a.m.
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A building is in flames near Sendai airport, Miyagi prefecture (state),
Japan, after a powerful earthquake, the largest in Japan's recorded history,
slammed the eastern coasts Friday, March 11. (Kyodo News/Associated
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A helmeted man walks past the rubbles and a burning building after a
powerful earthquake, the largest in Japan's recorded history, slammed the
eastern coasts in Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. (Kyodo
News/Associated Press)
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Giant fireballs rise from a burning oil refinery in Ichihara, Chiba
Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off its
northeastern coast. (Kyodo News/Associated Press)
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An oncoming tsunami strikes the coast in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture,
northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. The biggest earthquake to hit Japan in
140 years struck the northeast coast on Friday, triggering a 10-metre
tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, cars and
farm buildings on fire. (Reuters)
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Earthquake-triggered tsumanis sweep shores along Iwanuma in northern Japan.
(Kyodo News/Associated Press)
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Fishing boats and vehicles are carried by a tsunami wave at Onahama port in
Iwaki city, in Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan. (Fukushima
Minpo/AFP/Getty Images)
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A tsunami, tidal wave smashes vehicles and houses at Kesennuma city in
Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan. (AFP/Getty Images)
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Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan (center) reacts he he feels an earthquake
as he attends a committee meeting in the upper house of parliament in Tokyo
March 11. A massive 8.8 magnitude quake hit the northeast coast of Japan on
Friday, shaking buildings in the capital Tokyo, causing "many injuries", at
least one fire and triggering a four-metre (13-ft) tsunami, NHK television
and witnesses reported. (Toro Hanai/Reuters)
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The owner of a ceramic shop checks his damaged wares following the massive
8.9-magnitude earthquake in Tokyo. (Yoshikazu Tsuno AFP/Getty Images)
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Broken windows of a building are seen after an earthquake in Tokyo , March
11, 2011. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday,
causing many injuries, fires and a ten-metre (33-ft) tsunami along parts of
the country's coastline. (Reuters)
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Rescue workers hurry to a building following reports of injuries in Tokyo's
financial district after an earthquake hit off the coast of northern Japan.
There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-metre tsunami
following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the
capital Tokyo. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)
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An aerial shot shows vehicles ready for shipping being carried by a tsunami
tidal wave at Hitachinaka city in Ibaraki prefecture on March 11, 2011. A
massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook Japan, unleashing a powerful tsunami
that sent ships crashing into the shore and carried cars through the streets
of coastal towns. (AFP/Getty Images)
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This aerial shot shows the tsunami tidal waves moving upstream (left side)
in the Naka river at Hitachinaka city in Ibaraki prefecture on March 11.
(AFP/Getty Images)
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Houses, cars and other debris are washed away by tsunami tidal waves in
Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, after strong earthquakes hit
the area Friday, March 11. (Keichi Nakane/Associated Press/The Yomiuri
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Houses swept by a tsunami smoulder near Sendai Airport. (Reuters)
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Stranded commuters wrap themselves in blankets bracing for chilly evening at
a park in Yokohama, near Tokyo, following a strong earthquake hit eastern
Japan on Friday, March 11. (Shuji Kajiyama/Associated Press)
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A woman checks a map to find a route as she takes a rest at a hotel lobby
after subway and train services were suspended after an earthquake, in
Tokyo. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)
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Evacuees wait in an evacuation area following an earthquake in Tokyo, Japan,
on Friday, March 11, 2011. Japan was struck by its strongest earthquake on
record, an 8.9-magnitude temblor that shook buildings across Tokyo and
unleashed a seven-meter-high tsunami that killed hundreds as it engulfed
towns on the northern coast. (Haruyoshi Yamaguchi/Bloomberg)
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A man looks for supplies in a store in Tokyo that has almost sold out of
food and drink as people are unable to return home after an earthquake March
11. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)
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Hotel employees squat down in horror at the hotel's entrance in Tokyo after
a strong earthquake hit Japan. (Itsuo Inouye/Associated Press)
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Stranded commuters watch a TV news on a powerful earthquake at Tokyo railway
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Residents check the damage done on a road and house in Sukagawa city,
Fukushima prefecture, in northern Japan. (Fukushima Minpo/AFP/Getty Images)
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Workers inspect a caved-in section of a prefectural road in Satte, Saitama
Prefecture, after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in Japan
slammed its eastern coast March 11. (Saitama Shimbun/Associated Press/Kyodo
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A station staff directs passengers at Tokyo's Shinagawa train station after
a magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's eastern coast. (Hiro
Komae/Associated Press)
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Police place roadside flares along the highway on March 11 in Honolulu,
Hawaii. An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale has hit the
northeast coast of Japan causing tsunami alerts throughout the Pacific
Ocean. Thousands along the coast are evacuating their homes in Hawaii as the
state prepares for tsunami waves. (Lucy Pemoni/Getty Images)
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Puipui Faletoi, of Moiliili, Oahu, background center, rests in his vehicle
with his sons Daniel, left, and Fletcher Faletoi in the parking lot of Manoa
District Park in Oahu, Hawaii. The site is a volunteer staging area which
could turn into a Red Cross shelter if a tsunami arrives. The Faletoi family
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Students hold candles as they pray for Japan's earthquake victims inside
their school in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad March 11. (Amit
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A pedestrian road collapsed in the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake in
Urayasu city, Chiba prefecture on March 11. (Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty
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A man sits wrapped in a blanket after he was evacuated from a building in
Tokyo's financial district, after an earthquake off the coast of northern
Japan, March 11. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)
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Shores are submerged in Natori city, Miyagi prefecture (state), Japan, after
a ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded,
slammed Japan's eastern coasts Friday, March 11, 2011. (Kyodo News)
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Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall at a carpark in Mito city in
Ibaraki prefecture on March 11. (Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images)
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Residents walk through the rubles of residents collapsed by a powerful
earthquake in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture Japan. (Kyodo News/Associated
Press) #<http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/03/massive_earthquake_hits_japan.html#photo45>
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This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) image released
on March 11, 2011 shows model runs from the Center for Tsunami Research at
the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory showing the expected wave
heights of the tsunami as it travels across the Pacific basin. The largest
wave heights are expected near the earthquake epicenter off Japan. The wave
will decrease in height as it travels across the deep Pacific but grow
taller as it nears coastal areas. In general, as the energy of the wave
decreases with distance, the near shore heights will also decrease (e.g.,
coastal Hawaii will not expect heights of that encountered in coastal
Japan). Tsunami waves rolled thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean
after a massive earthquake off Japan and washed ashore in Hawaii early March
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Buildings burn in Yamada town, Iwate prefecture (state) after Japan's
biggest recorded earthquake hit March 11. (Associated Press/The Yomiuri
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