Strong 8.9 earthquake rocks Japan, tsunami hits North East
The earthquake was reported originally a magnitude of 7.9 but was promoted later to 8.9. Which makes it the fifth largest world recorded since 1900, according to the Service geological survey of the United States, larger than the earthquake of Kanto great magnitude 7.9 that Tokyo devastated in 1923 or the earthquake of 6.8 magnitude that struck Kobe in 1995.
A tsunami flooded cities and caused damage.
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