P14- 8.9 Magnitute Quake hits Japan’s Honshu Island, 10 Meter Tsunami Fukushima, 地震日本China

地震日本Tsunami swamps Japan after powerful quake 日本周五下午发生8.9级强烈地震，给东京造成破坏，震中所在的日本北部地区有许多人员伤亡的报告，地震引发日本东北沿海发生海啸。 日圆、日本股市均下跌，日本国债期货大幅上涨。此次地震最初测定为7.9级，随后向上修正为8.9级，震级超过2010年2月智利地震的8.8级。 当地电视报导称，东京港口的一座建筑正在冒烟，东京台场(Odaiba)地区出现火情。还有报导称，地震震中所在的日本东北部宫城县(Miyagi)有多人受伤，还有1米到4.2不等的海啸袭击多处沿海地区。 Large areas of Japan’s northern Pacific coast have been swamped by a devastating tsunami, engulfing entire towns following a major 8.9 offshore quake. The meteorological agency issued its top-level evacuation alerts for the entire Japanese coast, warning of a tsunami of up to six metres. Towns and farms around Sendai city in northern Japan are being engulfed by a tsunami, and a four-metre wave has swamped parts of Kamaishi on the Pacific coast. Residents have been ordered to rush to high ground and stay away from the coast as tsunami can strike in several waves. Japanese television is broadcasting pictures of a wall of water kilometres wide moving its way across the countryside, engulfing everything in its path. More waves can be seen approaching the coast. “An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines near the epicentre within minutes and more distant coastlines within hours,” the agency said. It also put the territories of Guam, Taiwan, the …