it came suddenly with a loud thud, and just next to us was a big cupboard, and that covered collapsedards my husband. it was such a close all. my husband could have ended up underneath. i thought i was going to die and i could not bear it any longer. i grabbed the sides of the bathtub, but the watcher in the tub was about 70% filled with water, going like this, all the water splashed out of the tub. the quakes renewed concerns of the safety of two nuclear reactors, 120 kilometers away from the epicenter. they are said to be operating normally. for people on the island, the most immediate concern is how to peace their lives back together. -- how to peace their lives back together. >> on the line now, a journalist for the japan times based where the epicenter of this earthquake has been. i believe you have just been evacuated. where are you now and what can you tell us about the earthquake so far? >> i am in the central area of the city, about 15 minutes away from the station. i was talking to a couple of people who evacuated with me, and they were saying that the aftershock that happen