 a sudden and violent the walls or buildings (stuff

shaking of the ground,

sometimes causing floor. might fall off
great destruction, as a  Learn the the building or
result of movements earthquake the building
within the earth's crust
or volcanic action. plan at your could fall on
school or you).
What to Do workplace.  Don't use
Before an matches,
Earthquake candles, or any
flame. Broken
 Make sure you gas lines and
What to Do
have a fire fire don't mix.
During an  If you're in a
extinguisher,
first aid kit, a Earthquake car, stop the car
battery- and stay inside
 Stay calm! If
powered radio, the car until the
you're indoors, earthquake
a flashlight,
stay inside. If stops.
and extra
you're outside,  Don't use
batteries at
stay outside. elevators
home.
 If you're
 Learn first aid. (they'll
indoors, stand probably get
 Learn how to
against a wall stuck anyway).
turn off the gas,
near the center
water, and
of the building, What to Do
electricity.
stand in a
 Make up a plan After an
doorway, or
of where to Earthquake
crawl under
meet your
heavy furniture
family after an  Check yourself
(a desk or
earthquake. and others for
table). Stay
 Don't leave injuries.
away from
heavy objects Provide first
windows and
on shelves aid for anyone
outside doors.
(they'll fall who needs it.
 If you're
during a  Check water,
outdoors, stay
quake). gas, and
in the open
 Anchor heavy electric lines
away from
furniture, for damage. If
power lines or
cupboards, and any are
anything that
appliances to damaged, shut
might fall. Stay
off the valves.
away from
 Check for the  Stay away from First Aid Kit
smell of gas. If damaged areas.
you smell it,  If you're at Store your first aid
open all the school or work, supplies in a tool
windows and follow the box or fishing tackle
doors, leave emergency box so they will be
immediately, plan or the
easy to carry and
and report it to instructions of
protected from
the authorities the person in
(use someone charge. water. Inspect your
else's phone).  Expect kit regularly and
 Turn on the aftershocks. keep it freshly
radio. Don't use stocked. NOTE:
the phone Important medical
unless it's an information and


emergency.
Stay out of
Emergency most prescriptions
can be stored in the
damaged Supplies for refrigerator, which
buildings.
 Be careful Earthquake also provides
excellent protection
around broken
glass and Preparednes from fires.
debris. Wear
boots or sturdy
s Drugs/Medications
shoes to keep
from cutting Stock up now on  Hydrogen
your feet. emergency supplies peroxide to
 Be careful of that can be used wash and
chimneys (they after an earthquake. disinfect
may fall on These supplies wounds
you). should include a first  Antibiotic
 Stay away from aid kit, survival kits
beaches. ointment
for the home,  Individually
Tsunamis and
automobile, and wrapped
seiches
sometimes hit workplace, and alcohol swabs
after the emergency water  Aspirin and
ground has and food. Store non-aspirin
stopped enough supplies to tablets
shaking. last at least 3 days.  Prescriptions
and any long-
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medications  Splinting  waterproof
(keep these materials matches
current)  change of
 Diarrhea Survival Kit for Your clothing
medicine
Home  knife
 Eye drops  garden hose (for
Assemble a survival
siphoning and
kit for your home
Dressings firefighting)
with the following
 tent
 Bandage strips items:
 recreational
 Ace bandages
Tools and supplies supplies for
 Rolled gauze
children and
 Cotton-tipped
 ax, shovel, adults
swabs
broom  blankets or
 Adhesive tape
 screwdriver, sleeping bags
roll
pliers, hammer,  portable radio,
adjustable flashlight, and
Other First Aid
wrench extra batteries
Supplies
 rope for towing  essential
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 Scissors  plastic sheeting eyeglasses
 Tweezers and tape  fire extinguisher
 Thermometer —
Items for safety and multipurpose,
 Bar soap
comfort dry chemical
 Tissues
 Sunscreen type
 sturdy shoes  food and water
 Paper cups
that can provide for pets
 Pocket knife
protection from  toilet tissue
 Small plastic
broken glass,  cash
bags
nails, and other
 Safety pins
debris Survival Kit for Your
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thread
and durable for
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backpack will make etc.  Jacket or
them more  Paper and sweatshirt
convenient to carry pencils  Pair of sturdy
if you need to walk.  Premoistened shoes
towelettes  Flashlight with
 Blankets  Prescription fresh batteries
 Bottled water medicines  Battery-
 Change of  Battery- operated radio
clothes operated radio with fresh
 Coins for with fresh batteries
telephone calls batteries  Essential
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— signaling  Blanket
multipurpose,  Toilet tissue  Small first aid kit
dry chemical  Tools (pliers,  Extra pair of
type adjustable eyeglasses
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manual screwdriver, lens solution
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signal device  Whistle for signaling device
(light sticks, signaling
battery-type  Jumper cables
flasher, reflector,  Duct tape  Know
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the
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fresh batteries Assemble a survival
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prepared for an
bars, trail mix,
earthquake,
etc.)  Food
you should
 Gloves (nonperishable know the risks
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community and covered. Be most
your region to prepared to dangerous
help you better move with the place is near
prepare. To object until the exterior walls.
find out what shaking has  If you are in a
the hazards are finished. crowded public
in your region,  If you can't get place, take
visit the ‘Know under cover where
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During an and protect safe place
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neck with your not blocking
Wherever you are arms. the road. Keep
when an earthquake  If you are in a roads clear for
starts, take cover shopping mall, rescue and
immediately. Move a go into the emergency
few steps to a nearby nearest store. vehicles.
safe place if need be. Stay away from  Avoid bridges,
Stay there until the windows, and overpasses,
shaking stops. shelves with underpasses,
heavy objects. buildings or
If you are indoors:  If you are at anything that
“DROP, COVER AND school, get could collapse.
HOLD ON” under a desk or  Stop the car
table and hold and stay inside.
 Stay inside. on. Face away  Listen to your
 Drop under from windows. car radio for
heavy furniture  If you are in a instructions
such as a wheelchair, from
table, desk, lock the wheels emergency
bed or any and protect the officials.
solid furniture. back of your  Do not attempt
 Cover your head and neck. to get out of
head and torso
your car if
to prevent If you are outdoors downed power
being hit by
lines are
falling objects.
 Stay outside. across it. Wait
 Hold on to the
 Go to an open to be rescued.
object that you
area away from
are under so
  Place a HELP assistance, the Red
sign in your
Cross holds first aid
window if you
• Flashlights- When seminars, in the US
need
assistance. a major earthquake anyway (I don’t
 If you are on a happens, it’s highly know if
bus, stay in likely that you could
your seat until
lose
the bus stops.
Take cover in a
protected these seminars are
place. If you free, but they are
can't take power. Having worth every penny).
cover, sit in a flashlights that are The great news is
crouched
test and working is a that there is
position and
protect your good idea (I have
head from flashlights
falling debris.
also a Red Cross
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1. Have a plan in crank generator and english/index.html.
advance: Do you get great light)
know where you’re
going to go when
the earthquake is The site can be
over? Do you know • First Aid Kits- If translated into
what you’ll do if you, a family English.
you’re inside? member, or other
Outside? Know what survivor are injured,
to do, because you’ll these first aid kits
need to move fast. • Battery-operated
Radio- Post-quake,
the radio will keep
can be extremely you updated with
2. Have Equipment useful. Know what’s news and
Ready: Have several in the kit and how to
areas in your house use it. If you need
set aside for five
major things:
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do. You need one. When you set up
furniture in your
Unfortunately
home, make sure it’s people often fail to
secure. I’m not prepare themselves
• Non-perishable
necessarily saying
Food Items- Have a or their homes from
you should bolt
stock of canned
everything to the earthquake damage.
goods, peanut
floor, but just make Being prepared will
butter, pasta, beans,
sure there are no
save you time and
major hazards (fire,
glasss, etc.) should money in the event
bottled water, etc. If an earthquake of an earthquake.
after a major quake, happen. Here are some easy
rescue efforts take a steps to help
while, you’ll need
food How to prevent earthquake
damage.
Prevent Step 1
and water. Know
where to get them. Earthqua Secure your

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belongings. The
largest financial
3. When you set up
your house or
apartment, make
Damage loss you can incur
during an
By Hunker
sure things are TeamSAVE earthquake will be
secure. If you’re
How to Prevent from falling objects
living in Japan, you
will experience Earthquake and overturned
earthquakes (as a Damage. furniture. Fasten
matter of fact there
Earthquakes are objects that are
was another one this
morning around natural disasters fragile, costly or
3:00am…the second that many people heavy to fixed
furnishings. Anchor Fasten your water secured to a wall
your heavy and tall heater and other with a strong latch.
furniture to the wall appliances. Secure Step 5
or floor to prevent your water heater
them from turning to wall studs. Keep fire
over. Anchor your extinguishers. Place
Volume 0%
appliances to the them throughout
wall or floor to your home in the
Step 2
prevent them from event you need
Put latches on sliding or falling them. If a fire starts
cabinet doors and over. Make sure during an
file cabinets. that any appliance earthquake having
During an connected to a gas a fire extinguisher
earthquake doors pipe has pliable nearby will help
and drawers can tubing. minimize the
come open. Place Step 4 damage.
strong latches on
your cabinet's door Store hazardous
and file cabinets to materials in a
keep them from sturdy place.
opening and Mixing or spilling
spilling their chemicals can be
contents on the dangerous. Make
floor causing sure that any
damage. hazardous products
are in their proper
Step 3
containers and
stored in a cabinet