Yes, the temblor got me out of my chair very quickly. I ran and grabbed my son and headed towards the door. After having survived the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck Kobe in 1995, I know that when the ground shakes head toward the front door and prop it open. Unless you want to get stuck inside your home and have no way out, you'd better get the front door open quickly.
The quake measured a 3-4 on the Japanese scale where I live in western Tokyo. The ones closer to the epicenter felt it at the full 4-5. A couple of magnitudes higher can jolt your back fillings out.
My son is somewhat shaken by the experience; probably more afraid that I was afraid than with his fear of something he doesn't really quite comprehend just yet.
Maybe it's time to rethink this idea/experiment of living in Tokyo.
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