Tonight, on the two-month anniversary of the 4/14 foreshock, I thought I would repost what I had written immediately after, sitting on my sofa with my life rattling around me and my dog in a panic. I have seldom been so wrong (hey - 猿も木から落ちる, as they say). Otsukaresama to all who have ridden out these tough two months. - William
If you live in Kumamoto, you probably noticed an earthquake. In fact, you’re probably aware of the aftershocks now. DO NOT BE ALARMED. Kumamoto’s techtonics are dominated by the Futagawa fault, which has a theoretical maximum magnitide of 7 - which means it couldn’t get much worse. We’ll ride this out. There will be aftershocks, but it will not get worse. http://www.jishin.go.jp/…/katsudan…/f093_futagawa_hinagu.htm