my first earthquake! (see news article below) last night i was laying in bed watching the season finale of Lost on my iPod. it was a really intense scene--a ship exploded and a helicoptor had just taken off from the ship, so the explosion was shaking the helicoptor even though it was in the air. and then, right on cue, my bed was shaking! for half a second, i thought maybe the power of the island (if you watch Lost you know what i mean!) was sucking me in to my iPod and i could feel the boat exploding! AHHHHahahaha... such a vivid imagination! then i realized that it had to be an earthquake. my room swayed for a few seconds and then stopped. i went out in the hall, mentally reviewing my disaster preparedness checklist. tornado? go to the basement. blizzard? flashlight, blankets, matches. hurricane? board the windows and drive away from the coast! earthquake? umm... i have no idea! another teacher opened his door and said it was no big deal, and told me to go back to bed and imagine that i'm being rocked to sleep! yeah right. i stayed up for another hour, imagining aftershocks, but nothing happened. i've always wondered what an earthquake feels like. it wasn't much of one, but i can check that off my list and i'll be fine if i never feel one again!
Strong earthquake hits northern Taiwan TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Officials say a 6.0 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Taiwan, rattling buildings, but causing no damage or casualties.
The Central Weather Bureau says the quake struck 12 miles (20 kilometers) north of the northeastern city of Ilan at 12:59 a.m. Monday.
Ilan is about 44 miles east of the capital of Taipei.
The CWS says this latest quake is not related to the 6.4 magnitude temblor that struck in the Pacific Ocean off of southern Taiwan on Sunday.
Earthquakes frequently rattle Taiwan, but most are minor and cause little damage. A 7.6-magnitude quake in central Taiwan in September 1999 killed more than 2,300 people.
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hey elly-
i deactivated facebook before i could grab your email address- could you send me your email on my email? :)jamiekampman@yahoo.com
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jk
hmmm... an earthquake eh? that's not good. i told you to beware of those natural disasters!!
ps- steve's palm pilot holds three timezones so we put taiwan as one of them- no more skype at 3 in the am!!
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