For more than two minutes Friday, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan shook apart homes and buildings, cracked open highways and made skyscrapers sway.
Then came a devastating tsunami that slammed into northeastern Japan and killed hundreds of people.
The 8.9 magnitude offshore earthquake struck at 2:46 PM local time and is the biggest to hit Japan since record-keeping began in the late 1800s.
It ranks as the fifth-largest earthquake in the world since 1900.
The images on television and the Internet are devastating and heartbreaking and show the very worst side of Mother Nature.
Today, my thoughts go out to everyone affected by this terrible disaster.
If you are feeling generous and would like to help the earthquake and tsunami victims, please visit this list of charities or do what I did and text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 contribution.
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I am glad you featured this horrible disaster in your post today and gave us links for charities. It is so devastating. 🙁
Such an awful tragedy!