Yikes!

Felt my first earthquake yesterday! I was in the middle of teaching a math lesson when the whole ground shook, but only for a few seconds. It was rainging a bit outside, so one of the students suggested it was just lightning, but I didn't hear any thunder and coming from Indiana, where tornadoes and severe storms are quite common, I knew that wasn't it.

My first thought was "Holy sh#t, North Korea has finally done it!" But no shock wave or disinigrating blast followed. Instead I kept teaching about when the train would arrive at the station.

When I went back to the teacher's office I looked on the internet, and sure enough, it was a mild earthquake. It lasted 4 seconds and was only a 3.0, centered farther north. It could be felt through the greater parts of Seoul, including where I live.

Considering South Korea has been considered a "safe zone" as far as earth quakes go, it caused a bit of a stir with the Koreans here.

Just another thing to add to my list of "firsts" while in SK!