Final Update: 3/16/22

I have just found out that there were two people killed in today's earthquake and 94 were injured. Japan may be overall well adapt to significant earthquakes and there may not be widespread death and ruin, but even one death is one too many. It is very unfortunate to find this out at the end of the day. I have an educational blog on earthquakes where I make it fun and playful-looking, but I'm by no means implying that earthquakes are to be messed around with. They can be extremely dangerous, especially in high population centers with buildings and houses that are not up to code. Even in regions that have overall good quality infrastructure, there may be a few that may fail and someone somewhere may get badly hurt or worse. Earthquake-related deaths and injuries are not limited to buildings collapsing onto people. Other common causes of serious injury and death in an earthquake include large and/or heavy objects falling down, falls(especially if it is a long way down or involves an elderly person), being injured by something sharp breaking, and even heart attacks. Some of these can sound like a freak accident. When the 2019 California earthquake occurred, a man was fixing something underneath his car and the seismic waves offset the car jack where the car ended up collapsing onto the victim and killing him. I am very sorry to end this on a bad note. My thoughts are with the loved ones and friends of those who lost their lives in today's event. I will also again say that I am impressed by how people responded and doing everything they could to keep everyone safe and looking out for one another.