Re: [tlug] You guys okay

[Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com>]

2012/3/15 Raymond Wan <rwan.kyoto@example.com>:

> I'm happy that Japan has that many sensors and can report values for the
> "Shindo" system down to even the ku-level.  It helps simplify things
> for the average person since you often want to know what was actually
> felt and not what was at the epicenter.

Indeed. You may already know about this page, but it is really great
after a quake to be pretty sure your friends and family are OK:

http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/quake/

You can drill down on specific quakes and look at the shindo readings
at each sensor station:

http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/quake/3/340/20120315064425391-150639.html

> Would be nice if Western media gave these values out too...

Tell them about the English version:

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/

And explain shindo to them, I guess... ;)

Cheers,
Josh