Video: Earthquake and Tsunami Hit Japan

On : 2011 Mar 11

An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale hit off the coast of Honshu, Japan on Friday, triggering a massive tsunami.

Cars, ships and buildings were swept away by a wall of water, more than 200 bodies were found in Sendai, a port city in the northeastern part of the country and the closest major city to the epicenter.

A passenger train was missing in Miyagi prefecture, and a ship carrying 100 people was swept away, police told Japanese media.

Check out CNN and MSNBC's horrifying video of the tsunami that hit the Japanese coast.

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