Lucky break

Looking at today's reports, it seems that the big quake last night didn't cause a big tsunami (see 'Big quake triggers 4 small tsunami'). Looking at Google news, it seems that the Phillipenes and Alaska were both worried about a tsunami. Just goes to show how unpredicatable these things can be.

And just to remind me that Tokamachi is far for entirely safe, we had a small quake right in the middle of town. It wasn;t too big, causing only the glasses in the cupboard to rattle together. For a second I thought I was back at the old flat!