Ok everyone, storytime right now:
We were listening to a sermon on the tv, when the house started shaking. Not a lot, so we thought it was just our annoying washing machine that always made our house shake. It didn't get softer, though. It just got worse. Suddenly, it was obvious that this was an earthquake.
The floor shook, and we were all on our feet in an instant. Jars started falling off the shelves in the kitchen, shattering on the floor. Thumps were heard in our house, of other things falling over. The power turned off with a beep.
Mom and Dad herded us out the house, and outside everything was wobbly. The earth felt fluid under us, and the small setup pool was full of waves.
It must have stopped after only a minute, but it felt like forever.
We had to wait outside, in case aftershocks came.
The scale reading was 7.7.
That's what happened yesterday, and why we still don't have power