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I'm still feeling shakes every few minutes. It's like living in a house on a block of jello. Long rolling waves. I'm in central Tokyo and our china cabinet was

by po 16y ago

I'm still feeling shakes every few minutes. It's like living in a house on a block of jello. Long rolling waves. I'm in central Tokyo and our china cabinet was shaken pretty badly: http://www.flickr.com/photos/poswald/5516954100/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/poswald/5516954100/in/photostre... I know some people up in sendai that I'm a bit worried about.

rooshdi 16y ago
Be careful man; thought I should post this: What to Do During an Earthquake http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/eq_during.shtm http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/eq_during.shtm What to Do After an Earthquake http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/eq_after.shtm http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/eq_after.shtm
donw 16y ago
My office is on the 7th floor of a building in Yoyogi. Monitors are scattered everywhere, and our breakroom is effectively destroyed. Nobody was hurt, fortunately, but I'm really glad this quake wasn't any stronger... I've been through a lot of quakes here, and this is the first time I thought I might be going home in a black bag.
- donw 16y ago
  Death toll is now being reported at over 400, mostly from the tsunami. Words don't exist to express the sorrow of their families...
  - donw 16y ago
    I don't know if this is appropriate here, but the Red Cross donation site has been down for awhile (at least, for me). I took the liberty of setting up a WePay group for donations: https://www.wepay.com/donate/78062 https://www.wepay.com/donate/78062 Not sure how to get the word out, but you've gotta start somewhere. :)
    - melvinram 16y ago
      To help, see http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2312911 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2312911
atgm 16y ago
I'm feeling shakes every 20 minutes or so; one of the earthquake alerts on my phone actually preceded the shaking by about 10 seconds. My body's so used to the shaking that it always thinks it's shaking -- I set up a bottle of water to look at just so I don't go insane. 11:30 pm JST and I'm still feeling quakes.
- Confusion 16y ago
  To verify your sanity: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_big.php http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/qu... Some of the later quakes were als closer to Tokyo compared to the big one.
  - erickhill 16y ago
    The map view helps to visualize the intense chain reaction after shocks (some north of 6.0) that have been set off. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/145_40.php http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/1...
- atgm 16y ago
  4:00 am JST, had a 30 second quake that bashed my head on the wall and woke me up. Edit: I'm from seismically-inactive Pennsylvania and completely not used to this, even after four years. It took me a while to fall asleep the first time since I kept feeling like I was shaking and would jerk awake. Now I don't know if I should try to fall asleep again or what.
erickhill 16y ago
I can't imagine being in one of the top floors of a high-rise with it wobbling around. I'd be paralyzed with fear clinging to the carpet. Mighty respect to the architects and engineers, though.
- aaronblohowiak 16y ago
  i think they slide more than tilt, but still, very cool
- po 16y ago
  It's not fun. Clinging to the carpet is a good instinct. Many people run around in a crazy panic but there's really nowhere to go. Most people here climb under something sturdy right away. I visited an elementary school and they had special towel type things to tie over your head for padding during drills. Japanese people get lots of practice. I believe most people in a quake get killed or injured by falling debris. You're probably more likely to get injured trying to run out of the building or by having glass or a piece of a building fall on you than you are of having the building collapse. If you live in a coastal area, after the quake stops, we have now all learned step two: get your ass to high ground in a hurry.

by po 16y ago

rooshdi 16y ago

Be careful man; thought I should post this: What to Do During an Earthquake http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/eq_during.shtm http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/eq_during.shtm What to Do After an Earthquake http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/eq_after.shtm http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/eq_after.shtm

donw 16y ago

My office is on the 7th floor of a building in Yoyogi. Monitors are scattered everywhere, and our breakroom is effectively destroyed. Nobody was hurt, fortunately, but I'm really glad this quake wasn't any stronger... I've been through a lot of quakes here, and this is the first time I thought I might be going home in a black bag.

donw 16y ago
Death toll is now being reported at over 400, mostly from the tsunami. Words don't exist to express the sorrow of their families...
- donw 16y ago
  I don't know if this is appropriate here, but the Red Cross donation site has been down for awhile (at least, for me). I took the liberty of setting up a WePay group for donations: https://www.wepay.com/donate/78062 https://www.wepay.com/donate/78062 Not sure how to get the word out, but you've gotta start somewhere. :)
  - melvinram 16y ago
    To help, see http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2312911 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2312911

atgm 16y ago

I'm feeling shakes every 20 minutes or so; one of the earthquake alerts on my phone actually preceded the shaking by about 10 seconds. My body's so used to the shaking that it always thinks it's shaking -- I set up a bottle of water to look at just so I don't go insane. 11:30 pm JST and I'm still feeling quakes.

Confusion 16y ago
To verify your sanity: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_big.php http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/qu... Some of the later quakes were als closer to Tokyo compared to the big one.
- erickhill 16y ago
  The map view helps to visualize the intense chain reaction after shocks (some north of 6.0) that have been set off. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/145_40.php http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/1...
atgm 16y ago
4:00 am JST, had a 30 second quake that bashed my head on the wall and woke me up. Edit: I'm from seismically-inactive Pennsylvania and completely not used to this, even after four years. It took me a while to fall asleep the first time since I kept feeling like I was shaking and would jerk awake. Now I don't know if I should try to fall asleep again or what.

erickhill 16y ago

I can't imagine being in one of the top floors of a high-rise with it wobbling around. I'd be paralyzed with fear clinging to the carpet. Mighty respect to the architects and engineers, though.

aaronblohowiak 16y ago
i think they slide more than tilt, but still, very cool
po 16y ago
It's not fun. Clinging to the carpet is a good instinct. Many people run around in a crazy panic but there's really nowhere to go. Most people here climb under something sturdy right away. I visited an elementary school and they had special towel type things to tie over your head for padding during drills. Japanese people get lots of practice. I believe most people in a quake get killed or injured by falling debris. You're probably more likely to get injured trying to run out of the building or by having glass or a piece of a building fall on you than you are of having the building collapse. If you live in a coastal area, after the quake stops, we have now all learned step two: get your ass to high ground in a hurry.