So it's been nearly 8 hours since the first big quake hit. And I still feel little shocks and tremors rumbling through...it's scary! I've been in small earthquakes before, but today's hit a record high of 8.9 up in Northern Japan...and about a 5 here in Chiba. There have been warnings about the tsunamis for those along the coastlines. A lot of my friends around here in Chiba weren't able to go home right away because they live close to the beach or close to the oceanfront. Luckily, I'm more inland so that wasn't an issue for me.
But there was a lot of devastation around Miyagi and Iwate...this is the 2nd earthquake to come from that region this week, but this one's was a looot higher! There is footage from a tsunami that went through Aomori prefecture which is just unbelievable. It just goes to show how strong water really is and how scary it is.
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/03/11/sot.tsunami.hit.japan.cnn?hpt=T1
I don't know how long the aftershocks will last but I know that they can last for even up to a few weeks after the first big earthquake! A lot of the major JR train lines have stopped service or been affected, and a lot of roads have been damaged from the earthquake. I'm just glad that all of the people that I know (friends and family) so far are all ok and nothing bad has happened. I'm just praying and hoping that everyone that has been affected will be ok and that nothing more will happen...
And I want to thank all my friends and family who have posted on my wall or contacted me through facebook to make sure that I am alright. I appreciate it!
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