I mentioned an earthquake a few days ago.
I have always wanted to feel an earthquake. I hoped to feel one when I travelled in New Zealand. No luck. Whenever I visit southern California I hope it'll be like a scene from....well any disaster movie based in California.
Now I have felt an earthquake. We felt one the first week we were here, but it was tiny. Like, was that an earthquake, or did someone upstairs drop a book? There was no sound, so it must've been an earthquake.
According to one teacher, the bigger earthquake was about a 3 on the Richter scale. According to the USGS it was bigger than that at the center.
It was a weird experience. There was a creak from the ceiling and then everything shook for four or five seconds. Then it felt like everything was bobbing a little bit. You know the feeling after you spin around for a while and then stop, but it feels like the room keeps spinning? It was kind of like that. It felt like everything was sitting on Jello.
So, now I've experienced an earthquake. I don't really care to feel a stronger one.
Dude, being from southern California, I grew up with earthquakes, so I know what you're feeling. I also know that Japan has some of the best earthquake countermeasures in their building codes -- not to mention that emergency services are well trained in how to respond to quakes. My point: though strong earthquakes can be uncomfortable while they are happening and clean up is a pain, there is no other place I would rather be than in Japan if I had to deal with earthquakes again. I envy you a little bit.
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