Earthquakes: Easy-to-understand information

Earthquakes can be dangerous.

Safety tips:

Before an earthquake starts

• Objects can fall.
• Fix down objects.

Get some important things together.

• Emergency supplies
• Food
• Water
• Medication
• First aid kit
• Identity card
• Or passport
• Torch
• Money

During an earthquake

In your home

Crawl under a table.

Be careful:

• Things could fall.

Outdoors

Do not go into a building.
Do not go

• Near a bridge
• To a lake
• To a river

After an earthquake

Watch out for a second earthquake.
Be careful: More things could fall.
Listen to the news.