Earthquake Preparedness

What should you prepare in the event that there will be an earthquake?

• Save enough emergency supply of water.

• Stock on supply of water and food good for 3 days.

• Prepare for sufficient supply of water, food, and clothes.

• Assemble an emergency kit that includes sufficient food, water, and other supplies for at least 72 hours.

What should we do or practice during an earthquake?

• Move out from the house or building.

• Do the “duck, cover and hold.”

• Prepare the emergency kit.

• Run and lose your nerve.

Which of the following preparations is true before an earthquake?

• Run outside the house.

• Make an emergency plan.

• Listen to the radio for further instructions by the authorities.

• Do not prepare anything because earthquakes cannot be predicted.

What will you do after an earthquake?

• Prepare food.

• Check yourself.

• Go to the neighborhood.

• Store enough food and clothes good for a few days.

What should you do during an earthquake if you are inside a moving vehicle?

• Continue driving.

• Do not mind the shaking.

• Turn up the volume of the radio in the vehicle.

• Stop the vehicle in a safe place and move out of the vehicle.

An earthquake is the sudden movement or vibration of the earth’s crust.

• True

• False

Earthquakes are triggered when two plates slide past each other along faults.

• True

• False

The strongest shaking of the ground is felt at the epicenter.

• True

• False

Earthquake does not change the earth surface.

• True

• False

Earthquakes usually happen along faults.

• True

• False