Thread by @USGS_Quakes

Reminder – September is #PreparednessMonth
Week 1: Make A Plan
Week 2: Build A Kit
Week 3 (this week!): Prepare for Disasters
Week 4: Teach Youth About Preparedness
#BeReady
ready.gov/september

Are you familiar with the 7 Steps to Earthquake Safety?
1 Secure your space
2 Plan to be safe
3 Organize disaster supplies
4 Minimize financial hardship
5 Drop, Cover, & Hold On
6 Improve safety
7 Reconnect & Restore
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Step 4: “minimize financial hardships” is one aspect of this that includes learning about the buildings in which you and your family spend time. Are these buildings likely to stay standing and protect you during earthquake shaking?

Since many of us are spending most of our time in one place these days 🏡, here is some info from the Association of Bay Area Governments @ABAG_Resilience to help you identify the style of home you occupy along with its potential vulnerabilities: homequakequiz.org

Also, importantly, will you be able to shelter in place following a damaging earthquake? See what some people in San Francisco @SPUR_Urbanist are thinking about this at: spur.org/publications/s…