Today 1:46 AM Video Footage Taken During Earthquake
WATCH:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz1fRYlf9Nk&feature=player_embeddedToday 1:43 AM Tsunami Watch Issued For West Coast Of U.S. And Hawaii
BBCBreaking @ BBCBreaking : West coast of US and Hawaii placed on #tsunami 'watch'; western Alaskan islands on tsunami 'advisory' after huge #Japan #earthquake
Today 1:29 AM 10 Meter Tsunami Reported
From Reuters:
Reuters @ Reuters : FLASH: Tsunami of 10 metres hits port in Sendai, northern Japan; Power outage hits 4 million homes in Tokyo, surrounding area - Kyodo
Today 1:27 AM Videos Of Devastation Following Earthquake
See the video here.
Today 1:26 AM Cars Swept Away
Footage of the devastation.
Today 1:13 AM 7 Meter Tsunami Hits Japan
From Reuters:
Reuters @ Reuters : FLASH: Tsunami of 7 metres hits northern Japan - Jiji
Today 1:06 AM Multiple Tsunami Warnings Issued
BBC reports in this tweet:
BBCBreaking @ BBCBreaking : #Tsunami warnings issued for #Japan, Russia, Taiwan, Mariana Islands plus other countries and islands futher afield after #earthquake
Today 0:54 AM 8.9
USGS is now reporting that the earthquake was Magnitude 8.9.
Today 0:50 AM USGS Report
The U.S. Geological Survey report of the earthquake in Japan can be found here, indicating a Magnitude of 8.8.
Today 0:42 AM 'Many Injuries'
Reuters writes that NHK is reporting "many injuries" in Japan.
Today 0:37 AM Sixth Largest Earthquake
CNN's Lateef Morgan tweets:
CNNLateef @ CNNLateef : #Japan earthquake -- There have been only 5 other earthquakes larger than this one since 1906
Today 0:35 AM Live Coverage
Watch live coverage from Japan via NHK.
Today 0:32 AM 8.8
The United States Geological Survey has upgraded the massive earthquake to an 8.8.