Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/tsunami-damage-along-japan-s-coastline Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story An 8.9-magnitude off of Japan's east coast triggered a 23-foot tsunami, sweeping away homes and cars and killing hundreds Friday. Dozens of ftershocks and a second, 6.6-magnitude quake north of Tokyo continued to rattle the country.