How prepared are you for a earthquake?
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Dude. I don't even think the buildings in my area have to be earthquake resistant. I'm pretty sure I'm dead.
+1. You can't prepare for a major earthquake. Even earthquake "proof" buildings are just designed in a way that they would collapse and not fall down like a domino. There is no material man made or otherwise strong enough to withstand that kind of force.
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Agreed. I'm from Cali so I'm semi used to minor quakes( as a kid I slept through a lot of small quakes lol) my family has a meet up spot and we all got a small bag of helpful stuff in our rooms. Gotta love California earthquakes galore.
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Earthquakes? I have lived my whole life in NorCal and can count on one hand the amount of quakes I've felt. I have emergency training from being in scouts and volunteering with the fire department but outside of that we don't really concern ourselves with the ground moving
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Very! Have the means to survive with no power/transport/water for a few days at least, battery powered torch and radio (and batteries!), have a plan for where to meet family etc in the event of being separated after the event, etc etc.
Many of my friends living in Christchurch have a day-bag packed with a change of clothes and essentials ready to go at all times after the 2011 quakes. In fact we even have a website dedicated to being prepared for such things...
www.getthru.govt.nz/web/GetThru.nsf/web/BOWN-7GY5TP?OpenDocument
i wouldnt say im ready for one but if one were to happen my family and i have everything we need to surivive for a few days if not weeks
acctually my family is kinda paranoid about earthquakes after the 1985 earthquake that happen here, my grandma lost some family members to that earthquake so yeah...
acctually my family is kinda paranoid about earthquakes after the 1985 earthquake that happen here, my grandma lost some family members to that earthquake so yeah...
