Saturday, March 12, 2011

On 11 March 2011 at 14:46...

... this happened. And it was felt around the country as evidenced by the map of seismic activity...

Personally, it was the longest-lasting earthquake I've ever experienced. It devastated the northeastern part of Japan and triggered a series of gigantic tsunamis that swept away everything in their destructive paths. The effects of this one will be felt emotionally, psychologically and financially for a very long time to come.