Tsunami

A massive tsunami rolled across the Pacific at 500mph, which it give reference, is as fast as a jet, this was a cause of the earthquake. The bighest waves were moer than 6-7ft, this was recorded in California. Strong waves hit Japan's Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, damaging dozens of coastal communities. A 10m wave struck Sendai, deluging farmland and sweeping cars across the airport's runway. Fires broke out in the centre of the city This tsunami ended up hitting Hawaii and the US West Coast, but there were no reports of major damage from those regions. Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas in the states of California, Oregon and Washington. A tsunami warning extended across the Pacific to North and South America, where many other coastal regions were evacuated. The alert was later lifted in most parts, including the Philippines, Australia and China.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709598

The First Impact

    

The massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan  triggering  tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean on March 11, 2011. One of the biggest earthquakes recorded in history, it was followed by more than 50 aftershocks, many of them stronger them 6.0. All of these are adding to the probability of a very large tsunami. The epicenter of the earthquake was near the east coast of Honshu, Japan. Below shows the location if the epicenter.

      http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/11/japan-earthquake-map-epic_n_834504.html