OMGGG did anyone else feel that?!! That was super strong!! I've been in Okinawa for a year and had never felt an earthquake here.. i totally freaked out! =(
I thought for sure stuff was going to fall off my walls.
I think I may have heard stuff fall off the walls here at the squadron. I honestly didn't know what the frick was going on at first.
Results are in
7.3 (Preliminary magnitude update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time Friday, February 26, 2010 at 20:31:26 UTC
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 05:31:26 AM at epicenter
Location 26.050°N, 128.510°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
Distances 85 km (53 miles) E (99°) from Naha, Okinawa, Japan
471 km (292 miles) ENE (66°) from Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
1281 km (796 miles) S (173°) from SEOUL, South Korea
Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST=006, Nph=006, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0.72 sec, Gp= 90°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=A
Source NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
House swayed, house bounced around a little bit, dogs whined for my husband and woke me up.
THIS!!!! My dog was staring at me like I was stupid! My bed was shaking..Hell, I was in a self-induced coma for christ sake, and it woke me up!