EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS
EARTHQUAKE
D I S A S T E R P R E P A R E D N E SS:
WHAT IS
EARTHQUAKE?
AN EARTHQUAKE IS AN
INTENSE SHAKING OF EARTH'S
SURFACE.OF THE EARTH.
The most powerful
earthquake ever recorded in
history is Valdivia
Earthquake. It happened at
Chile, 22 May 1960. Various
studies have placed it at
9.4–9.6 on the moment
magnitude scale. The
Valdivia earthquake left two
million people homeless,
injured at least 3,000, and
killed approximately 1,655.
SAFETY FIRST!
BEFORE AN EARTHQUAKE HITS
PLAN
Know you escape routine
and designated meeting
place to keep your family
safe.
-INSIDE-
DROP
Drop to the floor. Take cover under a
table or desk to
protect your head.
AFTER THE SHAKING STOPS
AVOID
Watch out for furniture that have
become loose and might fall.
GRACIELLA VILLANUEVA
PREPAREDNESS
EARTHQUAKE
TIPS & INFORMATION
THE SURFACE WHERE THEY
SLIP IS CALLED THE FAULT OR
FAULT PLANE.
CURRENTLY THERE'S NO WAY TO
PREDICT WHEN AN EARTHQUAKE WILL
H A P P E N , I T S S T R E N G T H O R L E N GT H.
The chart is about the
E A R T H Q U A K E S C A N V A R Y I N T H EI R
MAGNITUDE list of deadliest
earthquakes in world.
Earthquakes since
1900 whick caused the
W O R L D ' S D E A D L I E S T
most death.
E A R T Q U A K E
Eartquakes are really
dangerous, especially
if your in the wrong
place. The destructive
effects of earthquakes
and the violent
shaking of the ground
produces the greatest
property losses and
personal injuries. And
worse, death. So we
should know what we
will do when theres an
earthquake to save
our lives and others.
PREPARE SECURE & REMOVE PARTICIPATE
Store food and water. Secure furnitures such as Conduct and
Get your tools and cabinet and remove heavy participate in regular
supplies ready especially things/ furnitures which may earthquake drills.
first aid kit block your egress.
DURING A QUAKE
-OUTSIDE-
COVER HOLD MOVE TO A CLEAR AREA
Hold on to it so that it Stay away from tall structures
doesn't move away and be aware of falling
from you. Wait until the debris.
shaking stops.
EVALUATE YOUR CARE FOR OTHERS GATHER
SITUATION Check out if any family
Gather at the safe meeting
Check the ammount of members, neighbors, and
place and check if there's
damage in surroundings. friends are hurt. Treat and
missing people.
Turn off gas, electricity and assist them to evacuate .
water.
B E T T E R T O B E S A F E T H A N S O R R Y