Geeez.... it is now being reported that the quake measured 8.9 on the Richter scale. That makes it one of the strongest quakes in recorded history.

There has already been MAJOR damage done by a tsunami .... buildings, cars, boats, etc. have been washed away by a wave estimated to be 13 feet high. The tsunami is expected to reach the west coast of the U.S., basically thousands of miles away, later this morning.