Gideon Rachman's bloglatest news update,Gideon Rachman's blog;We are borrowing Gideon’s blog to cover Japan’s 8.9 magnitude earthquake. We will be tapping our correspondents in Japan and the region, as well as our specialist writers. We welcome input from you our readers. I am Leyla Boulton, the FT’s main news integrator and a former FT correspondent in Russia and Turkey. All times are London time. This post will update automatically every few minutes, though it may take longer on mobile devices.Gideon Rachman's blog1257 - A small tsunami has just hit the northern coast of Indonesia, says AP. It is unclear how much damage it has caused and people are still on alert because there could be more waves in the coming hours. And minor waves have now begun hitting the Philippines, according to AFP.
1248 – Useful posts from FT Alphaville, our markets blog, ranging from graphics comparing market reactions to this quake with previous ones, as well as the insurance angle to this disaster.
1233 – Gideon Rachman's blogEcuador’s President Rafael Correa declares a state of emergency across the Andean nation. Particularly at risk are the inhabitants of the Galapagos Islands – a popular tourist destination due to their world-renowned giant tortoises and a variety of endangered species.
1225 – As our “travel map” above shows, the countdown is under way in the countries expecting the tsunami to hit them. Hawaii expects to be hit at 3am local (1300 GMT/london time), with people queueing for petrol and building up food stocks. The US Navy has ordered all warships in Pearl Harbour to support rescue missions as needed.
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