A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes increasingly recorded slammed Japan's eastern seaside Friday, killing at least 60 people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control. Tsunami warnings blanketed the entire Pacific, as far away as South America, Canada, Alaska and the entire U.S. West Coast.
The magnitude 8.9 offshore quake unleashed a 23-foot (7-meter) tsunami and was follow by more than 50 aftershocks for hours, many of them of more than magnitude 6.0.Police supposed at least 60 people were killed and 56 were missing. The death toll was likely to continue climbing given the scale of the disaster.
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