(Al Jazeera English: March 10, 2011, 2300 PT) Al Jazeera English is reporitng that a massive 8.9 quake has hit approximately 125km off the coast of Japan, causing substantial tidal waves in some areas. Local Japanese stations aired footage of cars and trucks being washed away by rising tides.

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