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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.Cars, ships and buildings were swept away by a wall of water after the 8.9-magnitude tremor, which struck about 400km (250 miles) north-east of Tokyo.A state of emergency has been declared at a nuclear power plant, where pressure has exceeded normal levels.Officials say 350 people are dead and about 500 missing, but it is feared the final death toll will be much higher.In one ward alone in Sendai, a port city in Miyagi prefecture, 200 to 300 bodies were found.The quake was the fifth-largest in the world since 1900 and nearly 8,000 times stronger than the one which devastated Christchurch, New Zealand, last month, said scientists.Thousands of people living near the Fukushima nuclear power plant have been ordered to evacuate.Japanese nuclear officials said pressure inside a boiling water reactor at the plant was running much higher than normal after the cooling system failed.Officials said they might need to deliberately release some radioactive steam to relieve pressure, but that there would be no health risk.US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had earlier said the US Air Force had flown emergency coolant to the site.But US officials later said no coolant had been handed over because the Japanese had decided to handle the situation themselves.The UN's nuclear agency said four nuclear power plants had shut down safely.Measured at 8.9 by the US Geological Survey, it struck at 1446 local time (0546 GMT) at a depth of about 24km.The tsunami rolled across the Pacific at 800km/h (500mph) - as fast as a jetliner - before hitting Hawaii and the US West Coast, but there were no reports of major damage from those regions.Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas in the states of California, Oregon and Washington.The biggest waves of more than 6-7ft (about 2m) were recorded near California's Crescent City, said the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.A tsunami warning extended across the Pacific to North and South America, where many other coastal regions were evacuated, but the alert was later lifted in most parts, including the Philippines, Australia and China.Strong waves hit Japan's Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, damaging dozens of coastal communities.A 10m wave struck Sendai, deluging farmland and sweeping cars across the airport's runway. The Japanese government says a tsunami of up to 30 meters could hit the country’s northeast in the case of a massive earthquake. Japanese broadcaster NHK World reported that people should evacuate immediately. When severe weather causes large waves.It's not just earthquakes that can trigger tsunamis.Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes Mexico, at least 2 dead in building collapses.The coast of southern Mexico was rattled by a powerful earthquake on Tuesday morning that triggered a tsunami alert for Pacific coastlines along Central America.Tsunami could overwhelm Fukushima nuclear plant in future Japan earthquake, government panel says.Towering waves could overwhelm the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan if another mega-earthquake struck the deep-sea trenches off the country's Pacific coast, a government panel said Tuesday.Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes between Cuba, Jamaica.An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck between Cuba and Jamaica Tuesday afternoon and triggered warnings of a tsunami, according to The U.S. Geological Survey.Tsunami warning lifted after 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia.At least one person died of a heart attack and four others were injured after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the shore of Indonesia Friday night, according to a report.Tsunami warning in Japan after 6.8-mag earthquake strikes.A tsunami warning was in effect Tuesday night in Japan after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook a northwestern part of the country.Tsunami alert issued after strong earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea.A tsunami alert that warned of "hazardous" waves was issued for Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands after a powerful earthquake rattled the region late Tuesday.Indonesia warns of possible tsunami after earthquake off Sulawesi.Indonesia's geophysics agency said a tsunami is possible after a strong earthquake struck Friday east of Sulawesi island.Indonesian officials raise threat level as volcano threatens to trigger second tsunami.Growing fears of another eruption after the first triggered a deadly tsunami that claimed the lives of over 400 people; Greg Palkot has the latest.Indonesians fear more destruction as volcano that trigged deadly tsunami remains active.Residents being told to stay away from the coast as rescue and recovery efforts continue; Amy Kellogg reports.Radio talk show host weighs in on the state of the 2020 election,Manhunt underway for 2 New Jersey shooting suspects,Remembering fallen Navy SEAL Jacques Fontan,Firefighter killed while battling California wildfire,Cleanup efforts are underway in Pensacola, Fla., after Hurricane Sally slams Gulf Coast.
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