The earthquake went on for minutes. First it was slow and rolling, then suddenly strong. My house is still moving slightly. The epicenter was Tokyo prefecture, technically, but near Ogasawara, which are islands pretty far off the coast. On the … Continue reading →
It was a Shindo 4 by me (on the Japanese 1-7 earthquake scale). Shindo 5 at the epicenter in northern Saitama. Magnitude 5.6. The iPhone helpfully said “Earthquake. Earthquake. Earthquake” in Japanese. Like, “duh.” Some things fell over, but it … Continue reading →
Things falling down. iPhone alarm going off.
Continue reading →As we approach the 4th anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, here are some facts. The earthquake struck at 2:46 pm on March 11, 2011. I was at a local supermarket at the time. At first I … Continue reading →