Earthquake Strikes Off Japan, Tsunami Hits Coast
Tokyo (CNN) -- The most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in at least 100 years unleashed walls of water Friday that swept across rice fields, engulfed towns, dragged houses onto highways and tossed cars and boats like toys, apparently killing hundreds and forcing the evacuations of tens of thousands.
*Update:
U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was the strongest to hit Japan in 1,200 years.
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