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From news today:

A moderate earthquake occurred at 19:46:38 (UTC) on Tuesday, February 15, 2005. The magnitude 5.2 event has been located in EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 65 km (41 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

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Ooouch..so here it is the earthquake that woke me up at 4.48 this morning. It is reported that the distance of epicentrum from Tokyo is 45 km NNW. No wonder I felt my house shaking pretty hard. I then woke up and got ready if I had to hide under the table and run to the evacuation area. As an-earthquake-high-risk country --it is also said that Kanto daijishin (Kanto area great earthquake) is predicted to occur in these 5 years, Japan anticipates earthquake by building evacuation area in each ward (usually in a wide open air area). Life safety learning is also held almost everywhere, and here are what I learnt about things to do when there is an earthquake:

1. Protect your self --hide under the robust table.

2. Turn off gas as fire is likely to occur following an earthquake --but in Japan, the gas now is automatically turned off when over-5-richter-scale earthquake occurs.

3. Open the door --as your exit to avoid you being trapped in a closed room.

4. Go to the evacuation area --bring your earthquake bag (3 liters water, light food, and clothes)