M5.3 quake jolts Kanagawa Prefecture; no tsunami alert issued

And they saying has nothing to do with the Nankai Trough. Yeah, well take care out there. And at least take this reminder to confirm your emergency stocks of water and calorie mates.

Of course be prepared, but it is on a completely different plate to the earlier quake. People will be nervous because of the current warning in place, but it is like worrying about catching covid because you stubbed your toe.

Quakes happen in Japan all the time. This is just one of them.

The emergency phone alert was scarier than the quake. Where we live it was a level 2. That being said, I wish the iPhone would allow one to set the Shindo level so that it won't go off above a certain level of my choice. Because of that, I turned my alert off since I am always around someone that has their alerts turned on and they usually scare the bejeezus out of me.

I will be glad when 2024 is over -- what a terrible year this has been so far and I fear there is worse to come.

please all prepare for the next hit, please tell your family members about the emergency contact ways and always get your emergency kits available. Always be in alert these few days and God bless!

My home is located 19 km from the epicenter of the January 1st earthquake in Noto Cho. I was home at the time with my family when the earthquake hit. There were two earthquakes one at 16:05 which was a very ominous, very similar to a warning of what was to come. The first one was at least a lower 5. Noto also experienced two larger earthquakes on May 5th 2023 that were over 5. The first one was similar to the first one on May 5th. The second one that followed was bigger. From the May 5th 2023 experience, after experience that same kind of earthquake I knew there was something bigger coming how soon I had no idea at the time. Sure enough at 16:10 the main earthquake occurred. If you have not experienced a strong 6 or above what you will go through in that minute or two is unfathomable because of sheer power of what that can do. My family and I decided to run outside because we were right by the entrance way of our home. Just trying to get out is difficult because you can hardly move because of how fast the earth is moving under your feet. My family made it outside safely but the earthquake continued and got worse. The earthquake lasted about a minute but even though the shaking stopped around you there was a very weird sensation that you felt from the ground at the bottom of your feet as if some massive rock feel deep with in the earth. The ending was the most strangest part of the quake I experienced. My family was fine my youngest daughter was in shock she didn't speak for two days after the earthquake but returned to normal cheerful self afterwards.

Thankfully our home had only some minor damage. The entrance way doors came off the house. Some of the old siding fell off but nothing major, broken glass, some of the dressers fell down, etc. We had no electricity, gas, or water. We stayed in a 避難所 (hinanjo) ,eveacuation shelter for 2 months before we returned home we just wanted to be at home. Our water finally was fixed in June of this year almost six months after the earthquake occurred. We going to do another reform to our home in the autumn of this year. Things are improving on a daily basis here.

My advice is be prepared, if you own a home near a mountain research a hazard map if your area is prone to landslides this is especially important during earthquakes. Learn what a 罹災証明書 risaishomesho is. Know your towns disaster procedures. Have a plan of where to go incase of a tsunami. Know where you local shelter is. Look at what kind of fire insurance you have. Make sure you have enough water and food prepared. Even if your local government or municipality says its prepared its probably not because what ever can go wrong will go wrong in a major earthquake and you will never know what streets what areas its going to really effect the most.

Oh no not again!

Luckily I haven’t been near a big earthquakes, tons of small ones mind. Best not to think about it eh. Be prepared and all that but don’t get stressed out it might happen to you.

Because too many people rely on social media for news, and some too easily believe what an anonymous poster writes, those claiming info about these quakes and their relationship or not to the Nankai Trough should at least have the courtesy to link where they got their info/opinion. General advice about preparation should also be linked to reputable sites, what seems to be 'common sense' often isn't always commonly held. Reliable information and advice should not be seen as 'scaremongering'.

Back in 2019 we had a M6.4 quake followed the next evening by a M7.1 quake. I still laugh thinking about our little boy's reaction to the first quake. You read the post above by 藤原 and the terror is real. This was my third large quake like that but even with some experience you are excited to say the least. Then when the shaking stopped and we all crawled out from under whatever table or desk we were hiding under my then 4 yo boy exclaimed "Wow Baba, how'd you make the house move?" It was exactly the comic relief we all needed. But I had to tell him that wasn't me, that was the ground moving due to an earthquake. Then his eyes got real big. Now he's been through that quake, the 7.1 the next evening and upteen aftershocks. He's a little veteran now.