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Saturday, July 19, 2008

motion sickness from quake

USGS records a 7.0 quake off East coast Japan today. link

This is the first time I felt a little sick from the shaking caused by an earthquake. One would think it might happen more often.

The ground shook like a boat, moving slowly from side to side. I'm still feeling "sea sick".

TOKYO - A strong earthquake with a preliminary 6.6 magnitude struck off of Japan's eastern coast Saturday, the country's meteorological agency said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

The 11:39 a.m. quake, which occurred off the coast of Fukushima prefecture about 150 miles northeast of Tokyo, was followed by several aftershocks.

The quake, which struck about six miles below the ocean's surface, shook buildings as far away as Tokyo.

The agency issued a tsunami warning for parts of Japan's eastern coast, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu said there was no broad threat in the Pacific. Yahoo! news

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