On Wednesday night, some Arizonans returned home after their deadly earthquake experience in Mexico. Family of these residents were undergoing a wave of emotions, they couldn’t express their feelings.

Saul Hernandez was welcomed by his mother with long hugs and teary eyes, he was at the airport when the 7.1 magnitude Earthquake occurred.

"At first, I thought I was really dizzy or something," recounted Hernandez. "And then, everything started moving, and this lady started having a panic attack next to me. And then, the lights went out, and we were shaking in the dark for a little while."

John DeYoung was also in the airport, when earthquake hit.

DeYoung said, "It was a little bit rattling, but after the fact, no one knew what to do".

Anna Hand was out for lunch when all of this happened. She says that every year, on September 19 they do a drill in commemoration of the 1985 earthquake. She believes that coincidentally this drill has helped people to react in a smarter way.

All these three are very thankful to comeback to Arizona.

"Walking around the city, you saw some things that collapsed, or you saw buildings that were down," said Hand.

"It was really scary being there and having the airport shake, and having to go through all that panic," said Hernandez.

"I'm very happy to be home," said DeYoung. "I can't tell you how much."

By A.s