According to the Richter scale, an earthquake of magnitude ranging from eight to nine hit Japan yesterday around midnight pacific time.
The earthquake has devastated many of Japan’s coastal cities as it precipitated an onslaught of tsunamis. Videos illustrating the incredible force of the tsunamis can be found online: cars, trains and buildings are flowing across land like toys in a bath tub and even entire airports have been completely submerged.
Additionally, in the city of Sendai (the area that has suffered the greatest damage), the earthquake devastated a nuclear plant, unleashing a holocaust in the process. All communication and transportation has been effectively cut off and the Japanese government has already deployed military planes to evaluate the damage. It has been noted that this specific earthquake ranks in the top five that the world has ever experienced.
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