Toyota, Honda, Nissan shut plants as big earthquake hits Japan

Cars and airplanes swept by a tsunami are pictured among debris at Sendai Airport, northeastern Japan. A massive 8.9-magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing 10-meter (33-foot) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline that authorities believe killed hundreds of people. (© KYODO Kyodo / Reuters/REUTERS)

By:

Hans Greimel

March 11, 2011 05:00 AM

TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. stopped production at plants in northern Japan today and was assessing damage after a 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast, shaking buildings violently as far away as Tokyo.

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