Quotes from Jerry Thompson

Bottom line: if you're on a beach and the ground starts shaking - and especially if that shaking lasts more than one minute - it's probably a subduction earthquake and there probably will be a tsunami. The shaking is all the warning you're going to get. Head for higher ground immediately and don't wait for any official notification.

My mother used to read me stories. They ended happily, but before that, there was usually sadness or difficulty. I never understood why they ended just when the good part was starting.