Tokyo Tsunami Earthquake News Video today

Tsunami Earthquake in Tokyo Japan News and Video today.

Earthquake Strikes Japan; Tsunami Destroys Buildings. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake, the world's strongest in more than six years, struck the coast of Japan, causing a tsunami as high as 10 meters that inundated towns north of Tokyo.

One person was killed and many people are missing or injured across northern Japan, national broadcaster NHK Television said. Airports were closed and bullet train services suspended. More than 4 million homes are without power, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said.

The quake struck at 2:46 p.m. local time 130 kilometers (81 miles) off the coast of Sendai, north of Tokyo, at a depth of 24 kilometers, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was followed by a 7.1-magnitude aftershock at 4:25 p.m., the agency said.

NHK showed images of people getting medical treatment in northern Japan and footage of a tsunami sweeping buildings across farmland as far as 1.5 kilometers inland. Ships were smashed into harbor walls and cars were washed away.

"I call on citizens to act calmly. Especially those who are near a beach, please evacuate to higher ground to avoid the tsunami," Prime Minister Naoto Kan said after convening a [...]