Earthquake Tips

Earthquakes have been in the news alot lately. We had the first big one of the year right here (6.5 in Eureka, CA). These were followed by even larger quakes in Haiti (7.0) and Chile (8.8). On April 4, 2010, there was a 7.2 temblor in Mexicali City. Because of all this earthquake activity on the west coast, we want to give you some resources that can help you stay informed during emergency events.

	*	Earthquake Safety Tip Sheet [American Red Cross]
	*	Living on Shaky Ground: How to Survive Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Northern California [Humboldt State University, Geology Department] is a 32-page booket available for download and is part of the Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country Series. Also available in print form for free from Humboldt County Chapter, American Red Cross.
	*	Living on the Faultline and Along the Coast - Next class is May 3rd from 5:30-8:45pm. To register, please call Co-op Customer Services at 443-6027 ext. 102.
	*	Earth Alerts: real time visualizations of earth’s activities
	*	USGS : United States Geological Survey (Earthquake map for California Nevada Region)

Some interesting visualizations of April 4th’s earthquake activity:

	*	Baja California Earthquake: YouTube Videos [Mashable]
	*	This is what the Baja Earthquake looked like from space [Gawker]

While much of the following resources available at Earthquake Country are based on Southern California, the information applies to anywhere in the world. When Mother Earth is rockin' and rollin', you need to know what to do!

Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country is a 32-page handbook that is available online, to download, or as printed copies available for free.
Dare To Prepare is our Earthquake Readiness Campaign.
Information in Spanish version can be found at terremotos.org.
Videos and animations are available that describe earthquakes and how to be prepared.
Q & A provides answers to common questions about earthquakes and links to related online resources.
The Earthquake Country Alliance section describes the goals and composition of the Alliance

Personalize emergency kits so they work best for you. In the following video, Jamie Lee Curtis who is a longtime American Red Cross volunteer and California resident, explains how she customizes her emergency kit for earthquakes: