Moment of Japan earthquake caught on cameras triggering 10m tsunami

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North-east Japan has been swamped by a major tsunami - and the entire Pacific region is now on alert. It was caused by an 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck 130 kilometres off the eastern coast - sending a reported 10-metre wall of water inland, causing widespread devastation. 32 people are confirmed dead - but that number's expected to rise. The wave has also reached Russia's Kuril islands to the north, reportedly around a metre high. In Japan, 200 people have reportedly been washed away, with several others missing in Japan's Sendai city. Tokyo's been all-but shut down - with fires and injuries widely reported there. Millions are without electricity. Norita International Airport is also closed. 20 powerful aftershocks have been recorded since the first quake, which was the strongest ever recorded in Japan - and the 6th biggest-ever. An earthquake has now been felt in Hawaii - measuring 4.5 - with tsunami waves expected within a few horus.

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[Binpham123]

2012 is freaking gay. Not gonna happen idiots.

[GZillaMan2]

watch?v=vVM5w1G1m-0

[Kpoprock77]

@BratzFame people r rude n praying for another bigger tsunami Bcuz, Japan army731 killed more than 300,000 Asian (Chinese, Korean and Russian) Japan used them as medical experiment. Japan also killed last Queen of Korea MYUNG SUNG HWANG WOO and her son n burned their bodies. I'm half Japanese but i know the truth history n when i went high school in Japan, i noticed Japan don't teach kids the truths in school n thats sad anywayz, I'm not praying for another tsunami..

[Mr2012Hazza]

After the reporting when they were in the heli it looked like the guy holding the camera was having a wank! Lol

[BratzFame]

This earhquake and tsunami was scary. To date: 13,000 people were found dead, 14,000 people are still missing and about 500,000 peoples homes have been destroyed or washed away. Please people, do not be rude. Show your respects, thiswas ahorrible, horrying phenomenon. Note that me calculations are estimates and not exact numbers.

[3lademast3r]

@Binpham123 Thats what fucking morons like you think.

it will happen but not because of the mayan calender or some outer-space disaster.

it will be something to do with the government/politicions, its already begun.

do some research instead of sitting down and not believing in anything you little fuckwit.

[GAMERUSH11]

everything in 2012 will happen just not at the same time

[jensssen]

Japan is sure one of the strongest countries in the world, People there are getting very old, and they live everyday with fear for another earthquake. I have a lot of respect for such a society/country.

[gambitksk]

@tyjerich wow for a second I thought I made the comment you have made I seriously thought of killing myself.

[njshrivnauth]

So many rude and hateful comments on here. Wow. No one would like this to happen to them.

[unterredetu]

in 2000's we got three bigs earthquake 2004Indonesia,2010Chile,2011ja­pan

[NavySEALTrident09]

2012 is so 2 years ago -_-