Japan Hit By Massive 8.9 Magnitude Earthquake

Friday, March 11, 2011 12:08 AM

An 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan today. The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo.

Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu and a day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said.

Tsunami warning in Japan, Indonesia, Chile, Hawaii, Peru, New Zealand and Philippines.

Here's the video report from CNN.

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