Panic is a self fulfilling prophecy, isn't it? "There may be supply disruptions!" "Stores may run out of food!!!" "What shall we do???!!!!???" Fortunately, people here have compact living quarters, so hoarding can only go on for so long. I wouldn't mind empty store shelves if it meant the food and whatnot was being diverted to the Tohoku area. I'd write more, but I've got to run out and stock up on toilet paper...
We had a 6.4 earthquake last night, centered close to Tokyo. Carol and I talked about it in bed, and I heard Heather and Megan talk about it. Then we all went to sleep.
As you know, it was an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 that did so much damage to Christchurch New Zealand. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7 wiped out Haiti. I experienced a "foreshock" as they call it now a few days ago. That was 7.3.
What's it feel like on the 16th floor of a building built on reclaimed land? Like a ship rolling in the ocean. One friend who's been involved with Bible studies here lives just across the road in an apartment complex built a few years ago. Her place was a mess after the 8.9 earthquake in Sendai. We had some things fall over and fall down, but no damage. I think the difference is construction.
Here's an interesting link to give some perspective:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_big.php
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