Another quake
August 11, 2009
Following the pretty strong quake that hit the Tokyo area, there was another shaker this morning in Shizuoka. At 5:07am, a 6.6 on the Richter, or a 6-Weak on the Japanese system, struck off the coast of Shizuoka. In Osaka, it registered a 3 on the Japanese system. We were sleeping of course but I’m a very light sleeper and I woke up almost immediately. The building swayed for I guess 20 seconds or so.
Turning on the TV, information began flooding in. Japan has in place a very fast network of earthquake information. Almost simultaneously, the quake’s point of origin and magnitude are popped up on screen, followed by breaking news reports, and then in a couple of minutes, followed by tsunami warnings. Finally, video clips from the various news stations come in showing how the quake looked in their offices – usually they just show some lights or signs swaying.
Anyway, there might be reports of injuries coming in later.
Now that I’m awake, I doubt I will be able to sleep again. I hate quakes.
