A magnitude 8.9 earthquake rocked Japan today, causing a 23-foot tsunami thats blazing a path of destruction, leaving at least 60 people dead and triggering tsunami warnings throughout the Pacific, include the western coast of the United States. More Video Watch: Caught on Tape: The Moment the Quake Hit Watch: Tsunami Washes Away Cars, Boats Watch: U.S. West Coast Braces for TsunamiThe quake hit at 2:46 p.m. local time in Japan, washing away buildings in seconds. At least 19 powerful aftershocks have struck the country, reversing the path of rivers, washing away boats and cars and leaving buildings shaking like jelly. “It started and it lasted a good five minutes, lots of shaking and very scary. Im on the 11th floor, just down the street from the Tokyo tower,” Randy Castle, a U.S. man working in Japan, said. The Tokyo tower, a famed landmark in Japan, is now bent.

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