06-18-2018, 04:12 AM
I still become alarmed when I hear the house creak. The 5.3 (?) one hit and shook us up, followed by the 6.9 shortly after. That was the first time I experienced a quake that size. I could feel the intensity building as the seconds passed and thought it was going to keep building when it suddenly stopped. I don't recall how long the quake lasted, probably just seconds but it felt like minutes.
Mid stream of our evacuee house guest making a smoothie the 6.9 one hit. Without missing a beat he made reservations for the next flight to Oahu. After he finished packing moments later, he asked to be taken to the airport NOW. A few days later he and his wife returned. Their house was still standing and we were able to get some of their things out before the lava consumed their house.
Mid stream of our evacuee house guest making a smoothie the 6.9 one hit. Without missing a beat he made reservations for the next flight to Oahu. After he finished packing moments later, he asked to be taken to the airport NOW. A few days later he and his wife returned. Their house was still standing and we were able to get some of their things out before the lava consumed their house.