If you are inside a building: | |
1. | Resist the urge to run. Do not leave the building, as danger from falling debris is greater. |
2. | Do not use the elevators. |
3. | Move away from glass windows and partitions and potential falling objects. |
4. | Take cover: drop under a desk or table or brace yourself with your back against an inside wall. |
5. | Hold onto furniture. |
6. | If in a wheelchair, lock wheels and duck as low as possible. Use anything to protect your head and neck. |
7. | Wait for shaking to stop; count to 60 to allow debris to finish falling. |
8. | Evacuate the building if there is major structural damage or fire hazard. |
9. | Prepare for aftershocks. |
If you are outside: | |
1. | Move away from buildings, trees and power lines. |
2. | Do not enter buildings |
If you are driving: | |
1. | Pull over. Leave the road clear for emergency vehicles and stay in your vehicle. |
2. | Do not stop on or under a bridge or over pass, or under power lines. |