Japan Reels From 8.9 Quake Mainers Across Globe Touched by Earthquake

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BELFAST - Former Belfast resident Michael Shell was teaching a business English class on the ninth floor of a downtown Tokyo building Friday afternoon, Japan time, when a student announced that an earthquake was beginning.

"It started off subtle and gentle," he posted in a comment on the Bangor Daily News website hours after the earthquake hit. "Soon the building started to sway, and then things became a bit more drastic."

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Japan Reels From 8.9 Quake Mainers Across Globe Touched by Earthquake

Shell said he decided to "break things up a little" and lead his five students in some yoga exercises as the 8.9 magnitude earthquake continued to cause the building to rattle. He estimated that the first quake lasted about 10 minutes.

"I think we all felt like we were on the edge of death," he wrote. "I figured it was a 50-50 proposition at best."

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