What are the steps to be taken by the residents during an earthquake in a residential building?

Stay outside. Go to an open area away from buildings….During an earthquake

Stay inside.
Drop under heavy furniture such as a table, desk, bed or any solid furniture.
Cover your head and torso to prevent being hit by falling objects.
Hold on to the object that you are under so that you remain covered.

What steps can communities take to reduce earthquake damage?

Here are some easy steps to help prevent earthquake damage.

Secure your belongings.
Put latches on cabinet doors and file cabinets.
Fasten your water heater and other appliances.
Store hazardous materials in a sturdy place.
Keep fire extinguishers.

Where is the safest place to be when there is an earthquake?

COVER your head and neck (and your entire body if possible) underneath a sturdy table or desk. If there is no shelter nearby, get down near an interior wall or next to low-lying furniture that won’t fall on you, and cover your head and neck with your arms and hands.

Can we prevent earthquakes?

We cannot prevent natural earthquakes from occurring but we can significantly mitigate their effects by identifying hazards, building safer structures, and providing education on earthquake safety. By preparing for natural earthquakes we can also reduce the risk from human induced earthquakes.

Why can’t seismologists give short term earthquake warnings?

There is currently no way to reliably predict when an earthquake will happen, its strength or length. Earthquakes can vary in their magnitude, the size of the earthquake at its source, and length, lasting from seconds to minutes. Research has shown, that shaking of an earthquake displays a characteristic pattern.

How can we prevent earthquake hazards?

Brace heavy machinery, appliances, containers, tanks and inventory that an earthquake could cause to shift, fall or rupture. Lock the rollers of heavy furniture and storage shelving. Attach computers and towers to desks. Anchor file cabinets, mirrors or pictures to wall studs.

What are the 5 earthquake hazards?

Earthquake Hazards

Ground Shaking. If an earthquake generates a large enough shaking intensity, structures like buildings, bridges and dams can be severley damaged, and cliffs and sloping ground destabilised.
Tsunami.
Landslides and Rockfalls.
Subsidence and Lateral Spreading.
Liquefaction.

What are the four earthquake hazards?

These include ground shaking, landslides, liquefaction, and in some areas, tsunamis. These primary hazards often produce secondary hazards such as ruptured utility lines, hazardous spills, and fires. Buildings can crumble or collapse, trapping people inside and burying streets in rubble.

Which one is an earthquake hazard?

Primary earthquake hazards are: ground shaking. landslides. liquefaction. surface rupture.

Should you go outside during an earthquake Why?

But experts have long warned the public against leaving a building and heading outdoors during a quake. The safest place to be as the earth moves is inside, protected from potentially crushing debris, drooping power lines, falling trees or building extremities that could crumble.

What’s a minor earthquake called?

Foreshocks are smaller earthquakes occur in the same area as a larger earthquake that follows. Not all earthquakes have foreshocks or aftershocks. Sometimes a series of similar sized earthquakes, called an earthquake swarm, happens over months without being followed by a significantly larger earthquake.

What time of day do most earthquakes occur?

Earthquakes take place miles underground, and can happen at any time in any weather. Big earthquakes always occur early in the morning.

Do earthquakes have a season?

Is there an ‘earthquake season’ or ‘earthquake weather’? No. Earthquakes can occur at any time of the year and at any time of the day or night. Earthquakes occur under all weather conditions, sunny, wet, hot, or cold–without special tendency.