Earthquake news:

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At approximately 4:27 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, an earthquake registering a maximum intensity of 7 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale was observed in Kumamoto Prefecture.

Epicenter: Kumamoto region, Kumamoto Prefecture
Magnitude: 7.1
Depth: Approximately 10 km

A tsunami advisory is currently in effect.

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an Earthquake Early Warning for this earthquake.
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As I was writing this I felt another, smaller quake that also set off my phone. The first one was long and powerful but our house seems to be pretty much OK (a couple of things fell over but, otherwise . . .). I went to check up on my wife visiting a friend down the road and found a phone line down, blocking traffic. I was able to rig the line up so that the traffic could flow again (Super Kirk, to the rescue! [a brief moment to act upon my long-harbored savior complex ; ]). That's why this post of mine is a little late.

Hopefully, we've seen the worst of it and this is not a prequel to the main show.