Earthquakes

The only earthquake I had ever been in before moving to Tokyo was the M5.8 in Virginia in 2011, 460km from New York City that I didn't even feel. In Tokyo, I feel like I am being rocked asleep by them every night. Three nights ago, it was a M4.8 139km from Tokyo followed by a M4.9 32km from Tokyo. Two nights ago was a M4.8 28km from Tokyo. Last night was a M6.9 in Hokkaido, 842km from Tokyo but strong enough to make international news, lasting around a minute and easily felt in Tokyo. Don't worry though, in the M9.0 373km from Tokyo in 2011, the fifth largest earthquake since 1900 no buildings in Tokyo collapsed.

One response to “Earthquakes

  1. I am sure you used to be in earthquakes in PNG :)

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