My chair dances on its own legs. I stay put in the chair, but Dad hops up and steadies the fifty-gallon fish tank. Water sloshes over the sides in both directions. In my bare feet, I about get trampled standing in the small entryway trying to poke my foot into a boot. So I grab them and follow the family out the door.
Earthquakes are a common occurence along the Pacific Rim.
However, the 1964 Good Friday earthquake remains the most powerful seismic activity ever recorded in the United States . I cannot describe the sheer horror of living through that night. The shaking lasted about three minutes. When the realization of what happened began to sink in, the fear became horrible. My brother, sister and I could not sleep inside that night.