He loves to tease. Dad isn't laughing. About that time the kitchen counters start vibrating, too. 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.