What is The ShakeOut?

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What is The ShakeOut?

• The Great American ShakeOut is the Largest drill
  in Central U.S. History!
• MS, AL, GA, SC, TN, KY, IL, AR, OK, MO, IN 1.7
  Million people and counting

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Why is the drill important?The Last Earthquake
in Indiana

• Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 125521 UTC
• Magnitude 3.8
• The epicenter was located about 50 miles north of
  Indianapolis.
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Get Ready Before the Next Earthquake!

• At home, work, and school
• Secure Your Space
• Strap furniture to walls
• Put latches on cabinets
• Secure TVs and computers
• Create or update plans
• Communication plan
• Where will everyone meet
• Learn first aid, etc.
• Store more water
• One gallon per person, per day
• Organize food/supplies for 3 days
• Have a fire extinguisher

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Protect Yourself During Earthquakes

• If inside, stay inside!
• If outside, stay outside!
• Drop to the floor
• before the earthquake drops you!
• Take Cover
• under a sturdy desk or table
• Or get down next to a wall and cover your head
  with your arms
• Hold On to it firmly
• Be ready to move with it until the shaking stops.

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Protect Yourself from Falling Objects!
Christchurch, New Zealand September
2010 M7.0
California/Mexico Border April 2010
M7.2
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More Information and Games

• ShakeOut.org
• Everything to plan your drill, get prepared, and
  share the ShakeOut with others.
• Information for families, schools, businesses,
  and many other groups
• See who is participating!
• dropcoverholdon.org
• Beat the Quake game
• quakequizsf.org
• Take the Quake Quiz!

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2011 Central U.S. ShakeOut
April 19th, 1000 a.m. 1.7 Million people
and counting With your help, this
will be the largest earthquake drill in
history!
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Websites

• While we can not stop a earthquake from
  occurring, we can be prepared.
• Learn more about earthquake safety and how you
  can get prepared at
• http//www.shakeout.org/dropcoverholdon/
• In Spanish at
• http//www.terremotos.org/
• http//earthquake.usgs.gov/prepare/