Earthquake March 2005

Shaking Earth in Fukuoka, a # 7 grade.

First time in more than 300 years...

This size was a shocking " first " experience for us here in Fukuoka. We have felt small once before and we have heard many more (earthquake tremor sounds realy travel well at sea).

From the local newspaper:

  * Massive Earthquake Hits Kyushu

A large earthquake measuring a magnitude of 7 on the Japanese scale struck northern Kyushu at around 10:53 a.m. on the morning of the 20th, killing one and injuring 451. The epicenter of the quake was in the Tsushima Strait at a depth of nine kilometers on what may have been a previously unknown fault line. Northern Kyushu has not suffered an earthquake of that intensity since 1700, when there was an earthquake near Iki Island and Tsushima.

 

See here some pictures from around our harbour and down town Fukuoka.

The quake lasted 11 seconds...The $$ bill lasts for years.