Safe Here
First, we are safe. We felt the quake, and even had time to discuss, while it was happening, if we should tuck Mona under the table or go outside. It was long.
There is a mountain between us and the coast, so no tsunami here.
Anyone looking for more info, I have been watching ustream NHK reports (no TV in the house).
Apparently this is equivalent to "The Big One" that has been predicted to strike either Tokyo or Nagoya within the past thirty years. Several hundred kilometers broke off the plate - the biggest since observation has begun.
There are burning oil refineries, a nuclear power plant in danger of being damaged, and of course lots of cars and possibly people being washed away by the wave.
On my scale of experience, it did not feel like too much to me, but I am far away from the epicenter. The shaking was however, long enough to realize that someplace in Japan this was BIG. Big enough that the first thing I did was write a mail to my parents to let them know that we are OK.
There is a chance that either Tomoe or I will be called to help out someplace, as I am in the volunteer fire-brigade, and Tomoe is a volunteer red-cross worker. The tsunami area is only an hour over the mountain from us, and I suspect everyone there will have their hands full.
Comments
Glad to you you three are OK.
we didn't feel it down in Oita but have tsunami warnings in place.
xxx
Posted by: gaijinwife | March 11, 2011 08:20 PM
nice! hope everything stays that way!
Posted by: mors | March 11, 2011 10:46 PM
glad you are all ok. thanks for the link.
Posted by: becca | March 11, 2011 11:24 PM
Love you, glad to here you are ok.
Posted by: tim | March 12, 2011 03:15 AM
glad to hear you guys are ok, though it looks like you've had a rumbly night...hope you all made it through ok...thanks for the nhk link as well...i was looking for one earlier to no avail...be safe
Posted by: casey | March 12, 2011 05:27 AM
Glad you are all okay and hope the same is true for everyone you know.
Posted by: Adam | March 12, 2011 06:26 AM
I've just heard on the news Sakae-mura had a 6.0 earthquake! I hope you guys are ok! let us know as soon as you can!
Posted by: Julien | March 12, 2011 02:01 PM
Oh Kevin .... Glad to know you all are well. I was worried. What a calamity!!
Posted by: Weekendfarmer | March 12, 2011 09:29 PM
Kevin, plese check in again. I've heard that the latest quake was in Sakai Mura.
Posted by: Nils | March 12, 2011 11:46 PM
Hi there,
Hoping all yours are OK. I've tried to have access to this site on Nuke Prep Expertise & Solutions FROM within Japan, KI4U.com
I cannot access it... it seems blocked. Not sure if it is deliberated or not... However, you can access it through a proxy:
http://4.hidemyass.com/ip-1/encoded/Oi8vS0k0VS5jb20v&f=norefer
Posted by: Yocoa | March 13, 2011 10:38 AM
Hello, I am very happy you and your fam. are OK. Very very happy!
Posted by: Anneke Häggebrink | March 14, 2011 06:34 AM
I'm glad to know that you are okay. The news was so scary. especially I'm from Taiwan I understand how devastating earthquakes can be. Be well. Stay safe!
Posted by: Little Po | March 14, 2011 06:45 AM
Glad to know you, tomoe and little mona are ok. stay safe and alert.
Posted by: latifa | March 14, 2011 03:48 PM
Hey Kevin, what are the news? Have you been sent anywhere to help out as a fireman? And what about Tomoe?
Posted by: Seb | March 15, 2011 04:50 AM
Was thinking of you all. Glad you are ok.
Posted by: Craig Comstock | March 15, 2011 11:00 PM