5.9 Earthquake

On Sunday afternoon we had a 5.9 earthquake. It is alittle bit scary after the 9.0 Japan earthquake (which we didn't feel in Taitung) the week before. It was around 4pm and I was asleep because I was recovering from another cold. It woke me up, but I thought I was dreaming. It took me a couple of seconds to realize it was real. I could hear the 4 panel windows in my bedroom raddling around. I ran to the bedroom doorway as it continued to shake. I normally don't get too scared but on the 9th story of my apartment building we were really moving! I didn't know what to do! It just kept going. I decieded to run the front door and see what other people were doing. I could hear people yelling from inside their apartments, "地震" (Earthquake). With the scare of the tsunami the week before and only living a couple of km from the ocean I didn't know which was safer... to stay on the 9th floor or get out of the building. As I was thinking about this it stopped. I didn't hear other people going down the stairs so I decieded to stay put. I was quite sick and didn't feel like going down or back up 9 flights of stairs. Earthquakes are quite common in Taitung. I have been in several 6.-7... earthquakes here. Nevertheless I was a bit shaken up after this last one; literally.