Earthquakes

What should you do before an earthquake?

• Make sure you have a fire extinguisher, first aid kit, a battery-powered radio, a flashlight, and extra batteries at home.

• Keep away from windows and objects

• Stay calm

• Call for help

What is important to learn before an earthquake?

• To learn how to turn on the gas

• Learn an earthquake plan at your school or workplace.

• Learn to stay in front of windows

• Learn that nothing will happen

What is an important issue to learn in case of a heavy earthquake?

• To keep near electrical appliances

• To stay near heavy objects

• To make up a plan of where to meet your family after an earthquake.

• To run away to a sfe place

What is the main precaution during an earthquake?

• Wait near heavy and danderous objects

• Stay inside near windows

• Run out

• Stay calm

What is an important issue to be considered if a person is inside a house or a building during an earthquake?

• Use matches, candles, or any flame

• Stay close to objects that can fall down.

• Stay near of windows and outside doors.

• Stand against a wall near the center of the building, stand in a doorway, or crawl under heavy furniture (a desk or table).

What should a person do if he or she is driving a car?

• Go to the near police station

• Go out the car and run

• Continue driving the car

• Stop the car and stay inside

What is important to remember if a person is inside a building?

• Use the elevators to abandom it,

• Use the stairs to evacuate it.

• Run away to the next door.

• Keep inside it.

What should a person do after an earthquake?

• Do not help other people

• Don't use the radio

• Stay near beaches

• Don't use the phone unless it's an emergency.

What can be a dangerous consequence of an earthquake?

• Heavy rains

• Storm

• Tsunamis

• Hurricanes

What should you do if an earthquake occurs during school hours?

• Follow the emergency plan or the instructions of the person in charge

• Do not follow any plan and go home

• Use your phone to call your family

• Run away from your desk and go home