An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale struck 230 miles northeast of Tokyo about two hours ago. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake struck off-shore 81 miles (130 kms) east of Sendai in Honshu at a depth of 15.2 miles (24 kms).
Early helicopter video footage of tsunami waves, reportedly as high as 7.3 meters, is being broadcast showing walls of water pushing everything out of the way.
The entire Pacific Rim is under a tsunami watch.
Hawaii is expected to be hit about 3AM local (8AM EST).
[Update 0416 EST] Raw video footage from AP.
A tsunami warning has been issued all along the U.S. west coast including Alaska. Arrival times for locations on the west coast are detailed here.
From Daily Yomiuri Online:
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