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I live in Aomori (Northernmost prefecture of Honshu) and we got the warning before the earthquake arrived by all the cellphones in the office going crazy at the

by pezezin 6mo ago

I live in Aomori (Northernmost prefecture of Honshu) and we got the warning before the earthquake arrived by all the cellphones in the office going crazy at the same time. It was kind of funny, because we have a lot of new guys here who have never been to Japan before and it was their first earthquake ever xD

whatsupdog 6mo ago
How much warning did you get? I mean in minutes or seconds?
- asutekku 6mo ago
  Depends on the location, the alert comes usually as soon as the initial tremors are registered. If you're at the epicenter, tough luck. For example, for me in Tokyo, the alert came 2 minutes before it hit, and even then, the actual earthquake was extremely subtle.
  - pezezin 6mo ago
    In our case I guess we got the warning 10~20 seconds before the earthquake? I don't know, I didn't count it xD
    - asutekku 6mo ago
      I use NERV, it gives you a countdown timer and i like to know whether to prepare or not
      - pezezin 6mo ago
        Ah, I just use the default Android built-in warning. It's funny working in an international project, because all of sudden you hear the alarm in four different languages xD
fungi 6mo ago
was reading in a park in suburban tokyo a few years ago, notifications arrived for the noto peninsula earthquake. kids in the park stared doing wobbly knee dance :D felt the quake about 30sec later.
- pezezin 6mo ago
  The one in 2024? I was in Tokyo at that time but we didn't get any notification nor felt anything :/
  - MisterTea 6mo ago
    Was that early August? I was in Sapporo at the time when it hit. I saw the news on in the hotel lobby and heard rumors that "The big one" is due to strike. I was a little nervous as I was traveling south to Kyoto but thankfully nothing major afterwards.
    - pezezin 6mo ago
      No, the one in Noto peninsula was 1st of January. Amazing way to start the new year...
forbiddenvoid 6mo ago
I was just in Aomori this past week (to see the sakura blossoms in Hirosaki). We literally left Sunday night, and while it seems like there really wasn't any concern in the city, I'm not sure I would have been prepared as a visitor to the country.

by pezezin 6mo ago

whatsupdog 6mo ago

How much warning did you get? I mean in minutes or seconds?

asutekku 6mo ago
Depends on the location, the alert comes usually as soon as the initial tremors are registered. If you're at the epicenter, tough luck. For example, for me in Tokyo, the alert came 2 minutes before it hit, and even then, the actual earthquake was extremely subtle.
- pezezin 6mo ago
  In our case I guess we got the warning 10~20 seconds before the earthquake? I don't know, I didn't count it xD
  - asutekku 6mo ago
    I use NERV, it gives you a countdown timer and i like to know whether to prepare or not
    - pezezin 6mo ago
      Ah, I just use the default Android built-in warning. It's funny working in an international project, because all of sudden you hear the alarm in four different languages xD

fungi 6mo ago

was reading in a park in suburban tokyo a few years ago, notifications arrived for the noto peninsula earthquake. kids in the park stared doing wobbly knee dance :D felt the quake about 30sec later.

pezezin 6mo ago
The one in 2024? I was in Tokyo at that time but we didn't get any notification nor felt anything :/
- MisterTea 6mo ago
  Was that early August? I was in Sapporo at the time when it hit. I saw the news on in the hotel lobby and heard rumors that "The big one" is due to strike. I was a little nervous as I was traveling south to Kyoto but thankfully nothing major afterwards.
  - pezezin 6mo ago
    No, the one in Noto peninsula was 1st of January. Amazing way to start the new year...

forbiddenvoid 6mo ago

I was just in Aomori this past week (to see the sakura blossoms in Hirosaki). We literally left Sunday night, and while it seems like there really wasn't any concern in the city, I'm not sure I would have been prepared as a visitor to the country.