Big earthquake near Tokyo

In my flat this afternoon I felt a small earthquake. It felt different to the ones we usually have, this was kinda rolling and lazy. I messaged Erik. He thought it was lazy too and suggested it might have been far away. I turned on teh TV and NHK news was on showing CCTV footage of a junction in Tokyo, the camera shaking with teh earthquake. A map followed showing Tokyo Bay; a red cross marking teh epicentre in Chiba prefecture and a number '5' showing teh strength of teh earthquake on teh Japanese scale. More numbers surrounded the cross showing the strength of the earthquake in nearby areas. A national map showed that Niigata felt teh 'quake as a 2 on the Japanese scale. More details here.

I texted Debs, who was in Tokyo with Alice, and she replied saying they were both okay. There have been no reports of injuries or major damage, though Shinkansen have stopped breifly and Narita Airport has been suspended. Luckily Annies flight left a couple of hours earlier.

What with this here and bombings at home, I'm getting pretty stressed out. And this is supposed to be my holiday!

UPDATE: Article from Japan Times about this earthquake