Tsunami,defines as a series of long ocean waves that can last 5-15 mins and causes extensive flooding in coastal area and its power of destroy will affected the coast of neighbour country,or even far.According to the news reported, more than 20 countries included coastal Russia ,coastal areas of United States and island countries like Taiwan ,Indonesia,Philippines,Hawaii and the other Pacific island had issued the tsunami warning and sirens the residents evacuated .
The tsunami is sweeping across the Pacific Ocean after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Honshu island,Japan (according to CNN )
The effect of coming tsunami will be spreading out accordingly to these coastal countries and even the time have been expected by the Geological officers.Sirens sounded for alerting people in the expected coastal site like Hawaii around 10 p.m.Thursday (3 a.m.ET),warning them that tsunami is expected coming at few hours later.
Tsunami waves can hits with highest speeds of 800 km (497 miles) per hour.The undeniable destroys power can sweep the city like a crap just in few minutes.
Unfortunately the earthquake,was upgraded from 7.8 to 8.8 quake.
'' When you jump a magnitude from 7 to 8, its not 10 times stronger,it's a 1000 times stronger!!!''said by the States Geological Survey officer.The struck has brings the darkness to a sunny spring afternoon of Japan.
Pictures showed the situation of Japan's road after hits by the floods and all the vehicle was in a mess in the water.
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