A powerful earthquake struck on Friday northeastern Japan, causing a tsunami which has left serious damage. The earthquake of 8.9 magnitude on the Richter scale that struck off the coast of Honshu, Japan, is without doubt one of the outstanding events of 2011. Maybe not by the number of deaths, but probably because of its scale, Japan is accustomed to earthquakes, but Friday was the most violent in over 150 years
According to the authorities, hundreds of people were killed and many are missing . The death toll increases as they pass the hours.
The earthquake's epicenter was located about 400 kilometers from Tokyo and 32 kilometers deep.
The quake, which occurred at 14:46 local time (05:46 GMT) has had a series of strong aftershocks, six of the aftershocks that occurred during the first hour and a quarter were more violent than the earthquake.
Source: BBC News - News
Source: BBC News - News
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