Captured The Big Japan Earthquake On Video 3-11-2011

[LOLZpersonok]

I have no idea of what would happen if an earthquake like that one happened where I lived. Thank God for their tough building code!

[TheUnrealLonewolf94]

Lmao when he looked back at that shelf I was like damnnnn lol

[Hardbass11]

The Earthquake was stronger at Narita than it was in the downtown Tokyo area. Why is that?

[SUPERMODZCHANNEL]

Lol um I think where having an earth quake. Hmm let me check. OH shit yup

[acquamarine28]

I really like the cold blood and discipline japanese have during these moments. Here in Italy everyone would run like crazy, assuming the buildings wouldn't collapse

[kennyknight7]

@acquamarine28 I have alot of respect for the 3 Japanese women working the check-in counter for AA. Some worked more than 24 hours straight to try and accommodate the stranded passengers. All flights were cancelled and they were screamed at by rude passengers. Some just couldn't accept that they could not board a flight that does not exist. Somehow the employees were able to keep their cool and security only had to approach one time. We were sure to let them know how much they were appreciated.

[bobdonda]

@kennyknight7 glad to hear you told the airport employees you appreciate them... customer service and dealing with demanding people is crazy enough on normal days, I never want to know what it's like dealing with those customers under 10 times as much pressure.

just letting the employees know you're on their side can release so much of the stress and anger from dealing with the bad customers

[kennyknight7]

@bobdonda I agree. I'll try to upload some more short videos of our time at the airport. There are just so many clips to go through and edit and none of them are labeled. lol.

[Perropery]

good  buildings, no sings of destruction

[kennyknight7]

@Perropery The only damage that we noticed was several of the large overhead door signs (like the one swaying in the video) were hanging lower and the drywall around them was damaged. There was also broken glass from the overhead visual dividers in the gates. They were like guillotines. People had to be reminded several times not to sleep under the panes of glass that stretched from wall to wall. Strong aftershocks continued through the night.

[Perropery]

@kennyknight7 veru impressive anyway. I'm from Chile, I was in the 8.8 earthquake. Some buildings crushed against the ground, like "alto rio" in concepción . Greetings.

[kennyknight7]

@Perropery I'm glad you are ok and hope the recovery is going well. I know that it can take years to rebuild.

[gomachan1980]

Wow! I also was in Tokyo and remember that the ground was rolling and couldn't stand up during the big quake. Anyway be careful of the aftershocks. It's still go on.

[kennyknight7]

@gomachan1980 I think my biggest fear was when we were finally preparing to board a flight back to the U.S. Our gate changed so we were on the ground level and it was very narrow. The exterior wall was 2 stories high and all glass. Everyone was packed in like sardines and a fight almost erupted and was threatening another long boarding delay. All I could think about was a big aftershock bringing that glass wall down..well... and recording the conflict. Maybe I'll post it sometime.

[bobdonda]

@kennyknight7 Just curious, why did you return to the US? Were you concerned there would be more earthquakes, did you want to not be near the damaged/flooded areas, did you have concerns about nuclear radiation, etc? Did you suddenly leave when you had a job there or anything like that?

None of my business I know, I'm just curious about the situation. I would have been pretty concerned about it, and I can't imagine what it would have been like living in one of the heavily damaged areas.

[kennyknight7]

@bobdonda We were returning to the U.S. from our vacation in the Philippines. Our connecting flight was in Japan. We had time to shop while waiting for our flight. My wife had just walked out of the store in the video when the earthquake began. We were probably in one of the safest places in Japan for an earthquake.

[4bluesfans]

you acted so calm

[kennyknight7]

@4bluesfans I didn't realize the magnitude of the quake and situation at that time. I had only been through a few tremors before that. I turned to my wife after it stopped and asked if that was a 6 or 7magnitude(guessing). She said much bigger. She had been through many quakes before. We were probably in one of the safest buildings for an earthquake.

[greeny998]

WoW that is sooo scary i would run soo fast i hope no one got injured

[kennyknight7]

@greeny998 Yeah, I was surprised at how intense the aftershocks were. All flights were cancelled so we slept on the floor in terminal 1, gate 70. We tried sleeping near an exit door, just in case we had to run outside onto the tarmac. Everytime a strong aftershock would hit, everyone would wake up and sit up at the same time and look around with the same look on their faces as if waiting for someone to make the first move for the door.