A magnitude 8.9 earthquake off the coast of Japan today sends a tsunami ashore into a residential area in Natori, in the Miyagi Prefecture of northeastern Japan.
Editors' note: This slideshow was updated at 8:10 a.m. PT with additional photos.
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Cars on edge of collapsed road
Two cars hang precariously on the edge of a collapsed roadway in Yabuki, in southern Fukushima Prefecture.
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Factory building collapsed
In Sukagawa city in Fukushima prefecture, a fire truck stands at the ready by a collapsed factory building.
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Traffic jam
Masses of people headed for home as here, in Tokyo's Akasaka district, on foot or stalled in traffic jams.
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Tsunami timeline
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued this estimate of when the tsunami would reach various parts of the world.
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Tsunami propagation
More vividly, NOAA used a computer prediction system to forecast tsunami wave heights from the Japanese earthquake.
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Tsunami warning for North America
NOAA's tsunami warning for the west coast of North America.