I was staying in Asakusa. I ran out of my hotel with only socks on. Walking on the asphalt street outside felt like I was walking on sand the vibrations were so fierce.
Same exact time the day before, I thought I felt a tremor and no one else in the building did. I looked outside and say the powerlines swinging for a moment before stopping. I didn't know at the time that it was a preshock.
I was in Japan when it happened. I watched live news of people and cars getting swallowed by a wall of water. Gutwrenching is the only way to describe it.
For those curious about what the Christian Bible says on the matter:
Romans 13:1-2
“Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.”
So that’s where the shakes come from.