Dramatic Videos, Photos Emphasize Scope of Japan Earthquake

11.03.2011

from the Twitter feed of shows an aerial view of the Sendai Airport in Sendai, Japan, which was hit by the tsunami caused by the earthquake.

And by shows the tsunami rushing the shore.

Posted on Gizmodo, but originating , Jason Fullington, who was there, documented his experience surviving the earthquake from his office in Tokyo. He says, "At 2:46 p.m. Japan time it hit! When it started I thought it was just another tremor like we have frequently here. But it got strong and stronger. I was at my desk at the office just whipping through a few order rips for Icon Moto. My monitor would have fallen off the desk had I not grabbed it (it's a 40 inch TV monitor). This shaker kept building in strength, I have never felt one like this in 9+ years of living in Japan. I yelled to my staff, "GET OUT OF THE BUILDING NOW!" We all darted to the parking lot. And it was still shaking about 30 seconds into it! You could see the ground rolling, my van was literally jumping off the ground, car sirens blaring, telephone and electric poles waving violently." .