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the second quake

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Tokyo, 2009.08.11

So it seems that this morning's quake (the second in less than 60 hours) was stronger than I knew. The one on Sunday was a 6.9 located some 340km underground. Today's was a 6.6, but felt weaker here in Tokyo because it was some 150km away (and very close to the surface).

When this one hit at 05:00, both Mari and Kenny slept right through it. I was woken, but I'm a soft touch in the morning (unlike night time).

rand()m quote

It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

—Carl Sagan