EarthQuake ....... What is the first thing will you do ???

When most of us hear about an earthquake, we always think we know what we will do. When that moment comes, so does the panic. Where can you go to be safe? Do you know where your loved ones are? I have lived through an earthquake before. It was in Alaska.I lived in a part of the state where there were minor tremors nearly every day. Waiting for the shaking to stop was the worst. There was always the wonder in the back of your mind. Was this it? Was something bigger coming? Earthquakes can cause a lot of damage and take lives. Safety should be our first concern. We can replace items. We can't replace a life. Anticipation of disaster is always there whether an earthquake is great or small.

I live in Chile. We are earthquake land. In fact, the worst recorded earthquake happened in Chile, in the 60s. The Earth changed forever in the south where the worst took place. We have small earthquakes maybe every 2 weeks here. All the time I run out of the house.I´m not religious but I start yelling a prayer I was taught when I was very little. It´s the only thing I fear. We built a house with my husband 20 years ago. All the bedrooms are upstairs except the main one (mine) who has a BIG door out. As my husband built it, he put all dangerous things under the earth and tied each of the roof tiles. I have been in several mayor earthquakes here. The last one was in 1985. I guess it´s time for another one. In our country earthquakes do less damage than in other places (with the same earthquake magnitude) because we build thinking of them. I have seen in TV earthquakes in other places doing much harm. I guess a lot depends on how prepared you are for them.

If I am in an earthquake the first thing I'm going to do is go outside. What's the old saying. Earthquakes don't kill people, buildings do. I have seen the videos of the tsunami. This is very scary. Not many places a person can run. If I lived there I guess I would find a mountain or the highest place to live.

well yesterday morning my place (Bali) had an earthquake ... it's pretty big, about 6,4 SR.. that time was 7am, i was still sleep, than my sister scream and wake me, offcourse I'm shock, panic and scream.. Because I just sleep at 5 am, and still unconscius.. ^^ my first thing that I was do was go out from my house and go to the open area.. ^^

Yes earthquake is one of the violent natural disaster..yes i had experienced earthquake twice and it was about 5 rector scale..at that time all the people around the society came out and started to shout..at that time i was lucky to get out from my house..the first thing i would do is to get out from the house and if that is not possible then i would try to lay under something that is very strong like bed,table etc..but my country is not a earthquake zone..

Hello, Well i live in Mexico city, so earthcakes are not too common, but in 2009 there have been tons of earthquakes, almost all of them are small ones, but some of them have really scared me since january. -.- And when that happens, i leave my house and i go to the street to be safe, do you know something about the earthquake that happened in 85 here in mexico, that earthquake really scared all the people here and nowadays everyone leaves the buildings in just a few seconds. :)

hi shia88 since I live in Southern california I have felt dozens of minor shakes, and a few more intense ones. as they only lasted for twenty to forty seconds all I did was sit in my desk chair and stay put. running outside unless you move away from any tall buildings could get yourself hurt if it is a bigger shake. most shakes here just move the room a little and cause no real damage at all.

I still remember the Luzon earthquake in the Philippines back in July 1990 that caused us many lives and damages and it so sad to recall this. I was 11 0r 12 years old that time. I was in the middle of my class when it happened and everything was shaking really hard, all the teachers and student are panicking and crying. Our teacher let all the student get out of the room and tell us not to stand beside or close to the big trees, which we have a lot in the school, but thankfully I never heard any of the students/teachers that are badly injured. It was so scary that it has been years, but I still get panicky whenever I feel small earthquake. The first thing I would do is calm down and go under the table that is strong enough and If I'm outside, I will try to stay away to the big building or trees. And if you want to know more about this Luzon earthquake, here's the link; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Luzon_earthquake

Thankfully I have never experienced an earthquake except once when I was a child & I was sleeping, but it was a small one. It's said that if an earthquake happens, you must rush out of the building immediately. But I won't run out without my laptop. I hope & pray that such a thing won't happen here. Happy Lotting

Dear shia88, I have never experienced that. But many parts of my country does. I really feared of even seeing that thing in the news. It was so horrible when hearing people were inside some pit or under a stone cover for 1 or 2 days.... I have heard stories like that.. The first thing I'll do if I experience earthquake is praying. I'll pray to God not to make me suffer if I am going to die... Just take my life with you in a second... That will be my prayer in that situation.. I have never experienced that and never want to do.. I really wonder how you have experienced 3 times... Cheers... Have a nice day always

Hello shia, I live in California and this state is well known for Major earthquakes. Living here means living with tremors and quakes happening everyday. Most are mild and can not be felt but seen on the shaking map. I have experienced a couple of them, living on the second floor everything started shaking and then swaying back and forth ..it's a really strange feeling, like your on a boot in the ocean. I have a bag packed with emergency things like flashlight, water, important papers, etc. I hope I will be able to have enough time to grab my bag and car keys If a bad quake happens and get OUT. Not knowing when a earthquake may happen is the number one reason I do NOT sleep naked LOL..at least I would be in my PJ's if it was to happen during the night. Have a great day:)

i haven't experienced a really big earthquake before. I had a small earthquake with some tremors before. I would prepare to evacuate after the big one. I would stay away from large objects in case they fall on me.

I live in bangalore , India. one of the top metropolitan cities and number 1 in software in Asia continent. every other metropolitan cities are affected by some or the other threats from nature. But i proudly boast Bangalore is the only place in India which doesn't come across these things. We people in Bangalore not even once have undergone things like this. But even tsunami had strike coastal regions of our country and there were number of people gave up their life and that was the sad moment when the whole country came together to the people in coastal region. I would like to name few countries which has some of these threats in our country. Delhi = capital city known for pollution and high temperature and of course flood of pilitics annd politicians. Kolkotta = meropolitan city with high pollution and temperature. Chennai = same as above and floods when rain come and high temperature upto 40degrees Mumbai = Floods of rivers and rain high temperature. Last but not least Bangalore cool and windy. none of the above symptoms are found here.

eathquake happen 4 year once circularly,all of them are small-scale, as far as i know ,the year when i was 6 years old , my mother pick me from bed ,and run down from 8th floor to ground ,when I wake up ,I found every body in the building all standing on the ground with panic ,this is my firt experience of earthquake ,at the time ,tell the truth ,I was not much afraid of it ,from then on ,none earthquake exceed it ,sometimes at night ,sometime on daytime ,sometime at schooltime ,but numb feeling make your nerve don't work .maybe it is a dangerous phenomenon

hi shia88 well I live in California in the united states and we have so many small shAkes that i just sit in my chair and let it shake, if it starts knocking things off the shelves then I get under the diningroom table.otherwise no need to panic it only lasts for a few seconds and is over. it is just something we must live with here.

hi shia, if you are inside a building, say on the upper floors and you dont have time to run out, thing to do is hid under some sturdy furniture to avoid being hit by falling things and debris. and stay away from electrical wirings when you are out in the field. i dont know. i guess i am not that prepared because these are the only things i know. i do experience earthquakes ones in a while. some are jolt like and some are mild. i hope i dont get to experience something much worse than that. happy mylotting. ann

I am from Indonesia. Now, In Indonesia often get earthquake. I always run go out the room if earthquake happen. I am trauma with earthquake

...Hi shia88, This is a serious question, but the first thing I would do would be to pray that I was dreaming. If it was reality, I would have to think, what would be the best thing to do. If my house was still standing I would probably stay there, if not, call the nearest police station to get information. I can't remember anyone ever saying what we are to do in case of something like that. Certainly better to know in advance what to do. Great question. Hope your family was alright after the quake. Take care.

If this disaster hapPen, i go to safE PLAce, plaCE that there are nO buildings

I have never encounter an earthquake before, therefore I myself also not sure what to do when there is an earthquake. But i am pretty sure that if you are in a high rise building, and an earthquake encounter at that place, the 1st thing you must do is quickly run down the stairs and get out of the building as fast as possible. For low rise building, it's more safer to stay inside.