I was recently in Japan when an earthquake alarm went off.
Turns out they have a ton of earthquakes - most days look to have 3-4, and as of this posting there have been seven today.
Turns out they have a ton of earthquakes - most days look to have 3-4, and as of this posting there have been seven today.
I’ve been living in the Tokyo area for many years. Yes, it’s not unusual to have three or four earthquakes a day nationwide, but most are small and felt in only a limited area. I typically notice one every month or two on average. More occur, but it’s easy to miss the smaller ones if you are outside, on a train, etc.
An exception was after the huge Tohoku quake on March 11, 2011. For months thereafter, I felt aftershocks every day. Here’s the nationwide list for a couple of weeks later:
https://typhoon.yahoo.co.jp/weather/jp/earthquake/list/?sort...
There were over a hundred quakes just on March 27, all strong enough to be felt.
We may have seemed to get a bit blasé about earthquakes then, but I don’t think people here ever really get used to them. When the shaking begins, you never know whether it will end quickly or, in a few seconds, get much stronger and possibly destructive.