Earthquake

There was an earthquake yesterday morning. Epicenter was somewhere in Northern Japan. According to the news, the center was in a countryside somewhere but 3 have been reportedly killed and about 200 injured. From the images that we see on TV, a large wooded mountain area seems to have totally collapsed; very scary.

For us, here in Yokohama, we had a magnitude 3 shake that lasted for awhile. I was trying to put Sierra down for her am nap. It started shaking while she was standing, supporting herself on the bed. She felt it and started laughing. I got scared so I grabbed her and rushed in to the living room, calling out for my mom. Terran was also in the living room and excitedly saying "mama, we're moving fast!" The kids really thought it was fun while I looked at the sea below to make sure there's no Tsunami coming our way. Since we are on the 20th floor of a steel framed highrise, the ductility of the material makes us feel as if we were on a boat, being swayed back and forth by the waves. I don't know how long the actual quake lasted. For us, we continued to sway for at least 3 minutes. It made me feel seasick. At that point, I yearned to go back to Lawrenceville, NJ. I hope for no more quakes while we are here.