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Earthquake-Proof Your Home
When staying in the house, simple precautions should be used: 1. Large/heavy items should be fastened, so that they don’t fall-off,…
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Constructing Your House
People who stay in an earthquake prone area might do well to make investments in earthquake-proofing of their houses. The…
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Predicting An Earthquake
Earthquakes have very low predictability in short term, i.e. in most cases, there is no warning – even a few…
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Immediate Safety
Hence, in case of an earthquake, the safest place to be would be in an open ground – away from…
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Immediate Injuries
During an earthquake, there are many ways by which one can get hurt (many times, fatally) 1. People inside buildings could…
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Recognizing an Earthquake
The most common ways to identify the onset of an earthquake would be: ● A feeling of shaking of the ground…
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Implications of Aftershocks
The implications of “aftershocks” are the following: ● Structures which are not severely damaged during the main earthquake could now get…
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Aftershocks
Earthquakes are also characterized by aftershocks. After any major seismic activity below the earth, the new order might take a…
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Nature of Losses And Damages
The most common kinds of loss that are caused by an earthquake (depending on the severity) are: Damage to structures…
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Fault Lines And Earthquakes
Usually, areas around fault-lines are more prone to earthquakes. Some of the major fault lines are around: 1. Italy (hit in…