This family of five had to act fast when a horrific 7.0 earthquake rocked their home in Anchorage, Alaska. The intense moment was recorded on the home’s security system.
It was a calm and tranquil Alaskan morning around 8:30 am. Tony was making a cup of coffee while feeding his infant and getting his six-year-old ready for school when he felt the first tremor. Within seconds, the intensity of the earthquake increased dramatically.
“I noticed the middle child, age 4, was not upstairs and headed to get her when the earthquake grew,” Tony described in an interview with the internet video host ViralHog. “I yelled for my wife and other children as the earthquake fully hit and decided to grab the other two that were with me. My one-year-old was in the high chair and I knew he was safe for the moment as I went for the other child downstairs.
Just as I began heading for her my wife came out of the back bedroom and we both found our four-year-old running for the front door trying to get out. My wife gathered her up and I got the other two kids.”
Tony left the house barefoot in the snow with his children with his wife trailing behind. As they waited for the earthquake to pass, the family huddled together in group hug.
Watch the security footage below and see how quickly the earthquake intensified. Thank goodness, nobody was hurt.