Earthquake Update: List Of Reports From Around The World (UPDATED)
Just a few hours ago, Japan was hit with an 8.9 magnitude earthquake, one of the largest in the country’s recorded history. It struck the northeast coast at 2:46 pm local time (12:46 am EST). 250 miles away in Tokyo, the BBC’s Roland Buerk reported that being on the street was like “walking across the deck of a ship at sea.” Soon after, the earthquake caused a deadly tsunami that is affecting areas as widespread as Russia and the western coasts of North and South America. Below are some of the many reports from the destruction.
Bay Area Tsunami from Japan Earthquake 12 March 2011
Bay Area Tsunami from Japan Earthquake – This is a video Youtube taken about 9:45am around 12 hours after the quake, ripples can be seen here in California. This shot is of Richardson Bay in Marin County, Tiburon, Strawberry, Sausalito, San Francisco California. You will see Tsunami coming to Bay Area on YoutubeJapan nu lear plant update: Area residents told to stay indoors, not drink tap water and to cover faces with wet towels or masks - Sky News
- Japanese officials order evacuations of several coastal areas and warn that aftershocks may trigger 2-meter tsunami waves
Japan nuclear plant update: Walls and roof of a building at site destroyed by blast - NHK via Sky News
BoltBus driver on NY-Baltimore run busted on DUI charge on NJ Turnpike after passenger calls 911 to report erratic driving
Tokyo Electric Power asks customers to take turns for outages as demand exceeds supply after quake, tsunami - Reuters
At least 124 quakes magnitude 5 or higher strike near Honshu, Japan, coast since 8.9 quake hit area Friday -USGS
Nearly 2-foot-high tsunami hits Easter Island, no damage reported; Chilean coast still in danger - TVN Chile via NBC
Update: Japan declares states of emergency for 5 nuclear reactors at 2 power plants; 2 workers missing at one - AP
Correction: U.S. officials now say they offered to provide coolant to Japan for its nuclear plant, but nation declined
Japanese officials say 350 people are dead and hundreds missing; it's feared death toll could reach 1,000 - BBC
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