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>> before the tsunami struck, japan was shaken by a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake. >> cnn i-reporters on the scene right after the first tremors hit. here is what they saw. >> the ground was rolling for an extended period of time. i wasn't exactly sure what to do or where to go. i'd never been prepared for anything like this. we hung on to the outside of our house. you couldn't even stand up. at the peak of these waves washing over the ground, you literally could not stay on your feet. you had to kind of crouch down in a ball or put your back against something so you didn't fall.

>> the ground was rolling for an extended period of time. i wasn't exactly sure what to do or where to go. i had never been prepared for anything like this. my wife and i stood outside and basically held on to the outside of our house. you couldn't even stand up. i mean literally at the peak of these waves that were washing over the ground, you literally could not say on your feet. you had to crouch down in a ball or put your back against something so you didn't fall. >> the whole ground was shaking so much, it was -- it was unreal. i can't describe it. it's just -- it was -- it felt like some...

You had to kind of crouch down in a ball or put your back against something so you didn't fall. >> the whole ground was shaking so much. it was unreal. i can't describe it. it was -- it felt like someone was just pulling you back and forth like side to side as hard as they could. >> it just blew up. this is crazy!

Ireport. let's listen to the moments the earthquake struck and hear people's first hand accounts. >> the ground was rolling for an extended period of time. i wasn't exactly sure what to do or where to go. i had never been prepared for anything like this. my wife and i stood outside and basically held on to the outside of our house. you couldn't even stand up. literally at the peak of these waves that were washing over the ground one literally could not stay on your feet. you had to crouch down or put your back against something so you didn't fall. >> are you sure that your husband got shot? >>...

Basically held on to the outside of our house. you couldn't even stand up. at the peak of these waves that were washing over the ground, you literally could not stay on your feet. you have to crouch down in a ball or put your back against something so you didn't fall. that's exactly what we did for the length, the duration of it. it was probably two minutes and felt like it was a lot longer. >> are you saying that you live there? you're actually traveling there? >> i actually live here. i've lived here the last eight years and i live on the west side of the city in a little section of tokyo. a...