Wednesday, February 16, 2005

BIIIIG earthquake last night

I was rudely awakened at just after 4am this morning, to my apartment swaying back and forth. There was a big earthquake that was a bit worrisome. I've never really worried about things crashing, but I started to wonder if our book case would hold up. The epicenter was only 40km north of Tokyo.

I have colleagues who live in north-western Tokyo and they had things falling off shelves. Many people felt it was the strongest earthquake they have ever felt in Japan... I don't know if it was the strongest I have felt, but it is definitely one of the top ones.

That's ok - it is releasing pressure. It can quake all it wants as long as they aren't too big!

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