Not really!
Yesterday, there were some alarms, and at first I thought it must have something to do with Typhoon 9 that was on its way to Japan.
No, it had nothing to do with a storm out over the ocean. The emergency alert was about a tsunami warning.
There was an 8.7 or 8.8 earthquake in Russia, far north of Japan, that set off the tsunami. I live in the red area on the map below, and the warning was for 3 meters here. My home is near the coast, and I think I’m about 7 meters above sea level. I thought I was safe, but I added a few things to my “go bag” just in case I had to grab it and go. I followed the news coverage on my computer and drank coffee all morning in my second floor apartment. All was fine here.
I’m glad I wasn’t traveling by train yesterday.
Thank you to everyone who emailed to check on me!
