Massive quake hits Japan; triggers Tsunami.
-- At 2.46 pm Japan time, an earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale struck at a depth of 24.4 km below the ocean's surface, 130 km (80 miles) from the coastal city of Honshu and 373 km (231 miles) from Tokyo
-- The resulting tsunami, with waves in excess of 10 meters in height, struck the port of Sendai and devastated a large part of North East Japan
-- This is reported to be the worst earthquake in 140 years
-- All public transport, rail, air, port and mobile services were shut down. Schools are providing shelter to stranded commuters
-- Nuclear power emergency declared. Five plants shut down. A fire broke out at Oganawa nuclear plant in NE Japan and has since been extingui [...]
-- The resulting tsunami, with waves in excess of 10 meters in height, struck the port of Sendai and devastated a large part of North East Japan
-- This is reported to be the worst earthquake in 140 years
-- All public transport, rail, air, port and mobile services were shut down. Schools are providing shelter to stranded commuters
-- Nuclear power emergency declared. Five plants shut down. A fire broke out at Oganawa nuclear plant in NE Japan and has since been extingui [...]
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