8.9 (9.1) Earthquake and Tsunami (Updated)

A massive earthquake... 8.9... strongest quake in the area in nearly 1,200 years.... ruptured a patch of the earth's crust 150 miles long and 50 miles across.... spawned a massive tsunami that hit Japan before racing across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States
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Massive 8.9-magnitude quake hits Japan - Raw Video Tsunami


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Wave model: ◼ here

Record quake unleashes tsunami on Japan
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Photo Gallery: ◼ here - The Atlantic

◼ Waves sweep 4 out to sea in Crescent City as tsunami surges reach west coast
◼ Tsunami Swamps Hawaii Shores, Damages Calif. Bays
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◼ Tsunami warning center raises magnitude of Japan quake to 9.1