Living on Shaky Ground Cover 2023 edition

The brand new 2023 edition of Living on Shaky Ground is here!

Download the interactive Living on Shaky Ground PDF by clicking on the link below.  Completely revised, this 2023 edition includes information on recent earthquakes and tsunamis, the ShakeAlert earthquake warning system, and more background content on why California’s North Coast is the shakiest place in the lower 48 states.

This handbook explains how you can prepare for, survive, and recover from earthquakes and tsunamis. It also describes what you can do today to save lives, reduce injuries, and minimize damage.

About the publication: Advisory Board, Credits & Disclaimer

 

Highlights from the Magazine:

Seven Steps 


PREPARE

Step 1: Identifying Hazards & How to Fix Them
  • Identify items that may fall, topple or slide
  • Secure potentially hazardous and valuable items
  • Determine if you live, work or play in a tsunami hazard zone
Step 2: Create a Disaster Preparedness Plan
  • Collect critical supplies
  • Sign up for emergency alerts
  • Special considerations: Children, elderly, pets, and livestock.
Step 3: Organize Disaster Supplies
  • Create kits for home, work, and car
  • Be prepared to be isolated for at least a week
Step 4: Minimize Financial Hardships
  • Identify weaknesses in your building and fix them
  • Consider earthquake and/or flood insurance

SURVIVE

Step 5: Drop, Cover, and Hold On
  • DROP to the floor
  • TAKE COVER under a sturdy table or desk
  • HOLD ON until the shaking stops
Step 6: Improve Safety
  • If you are in a tsunami hazard zone, immediately WALK to higher ground or inland away from coast
  • Check for injuries and damage

RECOVER

Step 7: Reconnect and Restore
  • If you evacuated coastal areas—stay away until officials permit you to return
  • Be in communication—use your radio for info
  • Expect aftershocks—some may be large enough to do additional damage