Earthquake, Tsunami hits Japan; Tsunami Alert for 20 countries

20 Countries on Alert for Tsunami:

The most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in at least 100 years unleashed walls of water that swept across rice fields, engulfing towns, dragging houses onto highways and tossing cars and boats like toys.

...As the city grappled with the devastation, a massive tsunami swept across the Pacific Ocean.
An earthquake of that size can generate a dangerous tsunami to coasts outside the source region, the National Weather Service said.

In Philippines alone, the tsunami is expected to hit in the early morning and the government has evacuated 20 provinces along the coast.

Authorities in at least 20 countries and numerous Pacific islands issued tsunami warnings, the National Weather Service said.

The wide-ranging list includes Russia and Indonesia, Central American countries like Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica and the U.S. state of Hawaii, where warning sirens were sounded in the morning. A tsunami warning was also issued for areas along the United States and Canadian west coasts (CNN)

Coastal California Tsunami Warning: Could Hit Friday Morning

Recent Earthquake Activity:

MAP	5.3	2011/03/11 10:35:36	37.044	141.298	25.8	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.9	2011/03/11 10:28:44	39.447	143.531	29.3	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.6	2011/03/11 10:20:27	36.966	142.289	21.7	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	6.0	2011/03/11 10:10:35	39.248	142.779	28.9	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.2	2011/03/11 09:59:57	36.703	142.207	41.6	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.5	2011/03/11 09:47:02	39.685	142.938	29.7	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.7	2011/03/11 09:45:07	19.295	-154.944	10.8	HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
MAP	5.2	2011/03/11 09:42:22	39.438	142.749	30.2	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.4	2011/03/11 09:37:08	35.877	141.585	29.9	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	3.0	2011/03/11 09:33:58	19.382	-155.015	7.6	ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP	2.9	2011/03/11 09:24:53	19.351	-154.999	8.7	HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
MAP	2.8	2011/03/11 09:14:36	19.329	-154.970	11.0	HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
MAP	2.8	2011/03/11 09:10:26	19.355	-155.000	5.4	ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP	5.5	2011/03/11 09:09:15	37.717	143.267	36.2	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	2.5	2011/03/11 09:07:01	19.347	-154.989	0.1	HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
MAP	2.8	2011/03/11 09:05:23	19.373	-155.001	8.5	ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
MAP	5.4	2011/03/11 09:04:10	37.299	142.655	30.5	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	3.3	2011/03/11 09:03:38	19.349	-154.950	31.4	HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
MAP	5.2	2011/03/11 09:00:20	37.056	141.966	20.0	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.6	2011/03/11 08:58:26	19.340	-154.992	9.3	HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
MAP	5.4	2011/03/11 08:52:26	36.763	141.910	35.8	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.5	2011/03/11 08:46:48	37.421	142.453	37.3	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.9	2011/03/11 08:40:56	37.465	141.122	38.6	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	6.1	2011/03/11 08:31:08	37.428	141.200	25.0	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	6.5	2011/03/11 08:19:24	36.200	142.000	19.9	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	6.2	2011/03/11 08:15:41	37.034	144.612	27.8	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	6.2	2011/03/11 08:12:05	36.606	141.557	19.8	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.5	2011/03/11 08:10:31	36.394	140.631	30.4	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.9	2011/03/11 08:01:59	37.071	142.734	22.6	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.6	2011/03/11 07:56:16	37.130	142.305	34.0	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.7	2011/03/11 07:54:45	37.742	141.565	45.3	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.8	2011/03/11 07:42:55	36.406	141.919	29.9	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.9	2011/03/11 07:38:27	39.250	142.783	29.1	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	3.2	2011/03/11 07:32:13	33.508	-116.576	9.0	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	6.1	2011/03/11 07:28:12	36.802	141.911	24.0	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	6.1	2011/03/11 07:25:33	37.916	144.621	15.0	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	6.3	2011/03/11 07:14:59	36.648	141.811	25.0	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.9	2011/03/11 07:13:47	36.051	142.347	28.5	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	5.8	2011/03/11 07:11:00	37.899	142.734	30.0	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	6.3	2011/03/11 06:57:15	35.758	140.992	30.2	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	6.3	2011/03/11 06:48:47	37.993	142.764	22.3	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	7.1	2011/03/11 06:25:51	38.106	144.553	19.7	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	3.2	2011/03/11 06:18:04	19.350	-154.991	9.5	HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
MAP	6.8	2011/03/11 06:15:40	36.186	141.192	35.0	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	6.4	2011/03/11 06:07:22	36.401	141.862	35.4	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	6.4	2011/03/11 06:06:11	39.025	142.316	25.1	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	8.9	2011/03/11 05:46:24	38.322	142.369	24.4	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	3.4	2011/03/11 04:51:25	35.349	-118.564	8.6	CENTRAL CALIFORNIA