8.9 Quake hits off coast of Japan! Live Updates.

7.9 just hit!!!!!!

Magnitude 7.9 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time

* Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:00 UTC
* Friday, March 11, 2011 at 02:46:00 PM at epicenter

Location 38.000°N, 142.900°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances

* 179 km (111 miles) E (98°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
* 205 km (127 miles) ENE (59°) from Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
* 216 km (134 miles) E (81°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
* 382 km (237 miles) NE (46°) from TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters Nph=0, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp=180°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=B
Source

* NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

Wooooooow!!!!!

EDIT FOR UPATED 8.8

Magnitude 8.8
Date-Time

* Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC
* Friday, March 11, 2011 at 02:46:23 PM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 38.322°N, 142.369°E
Depth 24.4 km (15.2 miles) set by location program
Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances 130 km (80 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
178 km (110 miles) E of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan
178 km (110 miles) ENE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
373 km (231 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST=350, Nph=351, Dmin=416.3 km, Rmss=1.46 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=A
Source