Worldwide Monitoring Network Allows for Rapid Tsunami Warnings

At 2:46 P.M. Tokyo time, one of the largest earthquakes of the past century hit just off the coast of Honshu, the main island of Japan. The 8.9-magnitude quake stirred up massive tsunami waves that battered coastal cities, especially along the east coast north of Tokyo.

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Worldwide Monitoring Network Allows for Rapid Tsunami Warnings