Many peoples were missing.
The magnitude 8.9 offshore quake was followed by at least 19 aftershocks, most of them of more than magnitude 6.0. Dozens of cities and villages along a 2,100-kilometer stretch of coastline were shaken by violent tremors that reached as far away as Tokyo, hundreds of kilometers from the epicenter.
A tsunami warning was issued for the entire Pacific, including areas as far away as South America, the entire U.S. West Coast, Canada and Alaska.
“The earthquake has caused major damage in broad areas in northern Japan,’’. “I call on citizens to act calmly. The Self-Defense Forces are already mobilized in various places. The government is making its utmost effort to minimize the damage,†Prime Minister Naoto Kan said at a news conference
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