YOU SAID:

I was distracted, lost in traffic. I didn't hear it when the earthquake happened.

INTO JAPANESE

私は気が散り、交通渋滞に巻き込まれました。地震が起こったとき、私はそれを聞きませんでした。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I was distracted and caught in a traffic jam. I didn't hear it when the earthquake struck.

INTO JAPANESE

気が散って渋滞に巻き込まれました。地震が起こったとき、私はそれを聞きませんでした。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I was distracted and caught in a traffic jam. I didn't hear it when the earthquake struck.