Luke's mother's FaceBook status reads:
Laurie Elliot is fine! Husband is fine! Everyone is fine. It shook from Kanto to Hokkaido but the radio said there was no damage and they didn’t know why there was a blackout. (The blackout hit our house before the earthquake. Sarah and I were at home on the rock so it wasn’t too bad but Husband down in Ofunato had quite the adrenalin surge. Said everyone headed for the hills almost before they were dressed.Yuko had an opportunity to speak with her mother on Skype (her parents live in Hokkaido) and, although they were greatly shaken in their house and prepared to evacuate, everything turned out okay.
