The Greatest Earthquake Ever.
Mar 13th 2011 14:55
The earthquake in Japan on 11th March had a magnitude of 9.0, which is the greatest one ever.
(At first, the magnitude was said to be 8.8 or 8.9, but it turned out to be 9.0, which is the largest one that Japan have ever had.)
Fortunately, all of my family members were home (can I say "at home" here?) then, and were all right.
My place, Yokohama, is not so near the earthquake center, but I felt as if I had been on a ship in heavy seas... It was really scary!!
We're still having some aftershoks and worried about the lifelines, particularly lack of electricity.
Thanks a million for the prayers and supports from all over the world!! We really appreciate them!
(At first, the magnitude was said to be 8.8 or 8.9, but it turned out to be 9.0, which is the largest one that Japan have ever had.)
Fortunately, all of my family members were home (can I say "at home" here?) then, and were all right.
My place, Yokohama, is not so near the earthquake center, but I felt as if I had been on a ship in heavy seas... It was really scary!!
We're still having some aftershoks and worried about the lifelines, particularly lack of electricity.
Thanks a million for the prayers and supports from all over the world!! We really appreciate them!
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The earthquake in Japan on the 11th of March (or, "March 11th") had a magnitude of 8.9, which is the greatest one ever. (You might want to say "which is the biggest earthquake to ever hit Japan." There have been bigger earthquakes recorded in other countries, so saying it this way avoids confusion.)
Fortunately, all of my family members were home (can I say "at home" here? yes.) then, and were alright.
We're still having some aftershocks and are worried about the lifelines (?), particularly the lack of electricity.
Thanks a million for the prayers and support from all over the world!!
My place home, which is in Yokohama, is not so near the earthquake center, but I felt as if I had been was on a ship in heavy seas...
Thanks a million you so much for the prayers and supports from all over the world!! ※ "thanks a million" is a very colloquial phrase that seems out of place here.
The fact that 2 of the 4 largest have occurred in the last 10 years makes me wonder - What is happening to our planet? :-(
I didn't know that there are 3 more earthquakes larger than this one.
Some experts says the one in NZ has something to do with this one.
22 May 1960
Chile
9.5 magnitude
27 March 1964
Alaska, USA
9.2 magnitude
26 December 2004
Sumatra, Indonesia
9.1 magnitude
The earthquake near Sendai was about 9.0.
In terms if deaths, the worst earthquakes all seem to have been in China, some with over half a million dead. Recently, Indonesia(2004) and Haiti(2010) both had over 200,000 deaths.
Still, it doesn't really matter. It is not a game and there is no "winner". They are all equally terrible in their own way.
I can't imagine how frightening it must be to experience something like this - Although I am 31 years old, I have never felt an earthquake, even a small one.
Although the aftershocks are getting fewer and smaller, we're still worried about the radiation from the nuclear plants and the lack of electricity. x(
Sorry for replying soooooooooo late!!