My First Earthquake

A moderate earthquake hit Chiba Prefecture to the east of Tokyo on early Thursday morning, causing delays to train services, officials said.

The earthquake that struck at 4:15 a.m. registered 4 on the 7-point Japanese scale and 3 in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama and Ibaraki prefectures. It was estimated to be 5.3 on the open-ended Richter scale.

A few other smaller aftershocks struck in the Kanto region later on Thursday morning. (Mainichi)

It was another disgustingly hot night... I couldn't sleep until around 3:30am and then I heard this rumbling sound and felt the building sway.  I wasn't sure if I should get up and stand in the doorway but nothing was crashing down around my ears so I just stayed where I was in bed.  There were a few smaller after shocks.. but I was half asleep still.  I wasn't sure if I had felt it since I was so out of it, but Hannah and Ed confirmed it with me this morning.  Hannah says that's the strongest one she's felt here.  Go figure.

Well, another day, another dollar.  Hopefully I get some no-shows today and get a free period so I can take a nap.