We just had a short, sudden earthquake. It was really startling! And it took a a moment to place what was actually going on. Mandy and I were sitting on the floor, and then there was loud rattling from our doors and shaking. We were like, "What...." Leap! "Earthquake! Doorframe!" Turn off the heater, to the doorframe!
It only lasted maybe half a minute, though.
And like Mandy said, the Japanese were probably completely unfazed, whereas all the gaijin were like "Omigod!!"
EDIT: Well, maybe it was a middlish one. This is from the Japan Times online:
"TOKYO — A magnitude 4.4 earthquake jolted central Japan on Sunday evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the 6:59 p.m. quake. The agency did not issue a tsunami warning.
The quake measured 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Kani, Ginan, Kasamatsu and Yanaizu in Gifu Prefecture and Nishi Ward in Nagoya, Inuyama, Komaki, Iwakura and Oguchi in Aichi Prefecture. (Kyodo News)"
We are in Nishi Ward in Nagoya! Wow, our ward got mentioned specifically!
(Actual Article here.)
At least you were awake during that earthquake! It's weird, huh...how everything is swaying back and forth, even for a couple of seconds. Glad it wasn't a big one!
Posted by: nikita at January 11, 2005 12:38 AM