1. Prepare for,
Survive, and Live
After an
EARTHQUAKE
Updated 2023

2. The USGS puts out a map of the likelihood of an
earthquake in every part of the country. The link is
further in this slideshow
How Likely Is An Earthquake
In Your Area?

3. More Free Information
Since Slideshare no longer supports links,
I’ve put all the links to free apps, gear and web
pages on my web site at
www.bobmayer.com
Use the pop up from the following image there and
scroll through for what you want:

4. Note That ‘Induced’ Earthquakes Are
Becoming More Common
Fracking contributes to this.

6. There is a 62% chance San
Francisco will have a 6.7 or worse
earthquake by the year 2032.
There is a 17-20% chance the
Pacific Northwest will be hit by a
magnitude 8 or greater in the next
50 years.
Likelihood

7. Here is an article about a large earthquake in
the PNW.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/
20/the-really-big-one

8. No building is earthquake proof.
As important as the building, is the foundation and the
ground its built on.
Below is Whidbey Island where we lived for a number
of years. The ground is dirt and sand. One of those
lines on the previous page runs right through this spot.
What is your house, your workplace, your school, built
on?
Preparation: Your Home

9. USGS Earthquake Information
This page lists latest earthquakes; statistics;
catalog, real-time feeds and notifications and
information by region.
https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-
hazards/earthquakes

10. If it’s not secured, it can move.
Secure everything hung on walls with a closed hook
to a stud.
Anchor your furniture.
Secure TVs, stereos, computer monitors.
What is on your shelves?
Your windows should be made of safety glass or
cover them with shatter-resistant film.
Ceiling fans and lights should be double-secured
with an anchor chain.
Water heaters should be strapped to the closest
wall.
Preparation: Your Home

11. It’s too late to prepare once the earthquake
occurs.
This sounds trite, but after every earthquake,
most people list these following items as things
they wished they had.
Not only for the earthquake itself, but as
importantly, for living afterwards in the chaos.
What To Have Ready
BEFORE!

12. Apps
Family Locator-GPS Tracker for Android.
Emergency Alert System for Apple.
Earthquake Alert for Android.
Family Locator-GPS Tracker for Android.
Quake feed for Apple.
Emergency Alert System for Apple.
Apps are essential for warning, for summoning help
and giving location, and for finding your family and
friends.
Also, remember that a text is more likely to get
through than a voice call.
Click on links on my web site to get apps (QR and
link at end)

13. Enough for at least three days.
Minimum is one gallon per person, per day.
Double that for warm climates.
8 average 500ml water bottles is just over one gallon.
A case of water (24 bottles) is the minimum three days
supply per person.
I recommend at least two cases per person.
Ever notice one of the first things brought in afterward is
water?
WATER

14. Keep a flashlight within reach of your bed.
It’s also recommended you keep a pair of shoes under
your bed that you can quickly put on in the dark (think
broken glass).
If you are using an LED rechargeable flashlight (left),
make sure to keep it charged!
Flashlight & Spare Batteries

15. There are plenty of prepared ones you can buy.
Below is one I have in house and in grab-n-go bags.
Make sure you have medications to last a week.
Extra glasses, contacts, etc.
First Aid Kit

16. Know what the emergency broadcast stations are.
Survival Radio

17. Make sure it’s charged and everyone knows where it is.
Fire Extinguisher

18. Using my Green Beret Preparation
and Survival Guide you can do an
Area Study and tailor your GnG
bags to your specific situation and
environment. However, to be
prepared, a basic, well-stocked,
pre-made one is a good idea just
to get started. This is what I
bought my son immediately when
he moved to San Diego.

19. Power will be out. ATMs won’t work
Store computer systems will have crashed.
It will be a cash environment for a while.
Until it’s a Zombie environment.
I’d have you click on image, but instead, go to your
ATM now.
CASH

20. In addition to a basic tool set.
A Pipe Wrench and
an Adjustable Wrench

21. How to turn off the water coming into the house.
How to turn off the power.
Where the safe spots in the house are.
Where the family IRP— Immediate Rally Point—outside
the house where all will gather is.
Also, where the ERP- emergency rally point— is if the IRP
is not available.
Who the out of area, emergency point of contact is for the
entire family. This is the person everyone checks in with if
they can’t contact each other in the disaster zone.
If phone numbers aren’t memorized, have them written
down!
Everyone in your household
needs to know:

22. Duck and cover.
Get under something sturdy.
Stay against an inside wall.
Do not go near windows or outside until shaking stops.
Only doorways that are in load-bearing walls are safe.
Do not hold onto your pet— they’re smarter than you
and will find a safe place.
If in bed. Stay there. Unless you have that heavy mirror
directly overhead.
BTW always have shoes and flashlight within reach of
your bed. The shoes are key because of broken glass.
During An Earthquake
If Indoors.

23. If driving, keep driving until you reach a safe place.
Do not stop on or under an overpass, on bridges or any
place that can collapse or close to a place that could fall
over like a building.
As far as buildings go, the older it is, the more likely to
collapse. Brick building are particularly dangerous.
Stay away from power lines.
Stay in the vehicle.
If in a parking garage get out.
During An Earthquake
If Driving.

24. Get clear of anything that can collapse.
Watch out for downed powerlines.
Stay away from outside walls.
Stay away from windows that could blow out.
Be careful of gas leaks as pipes will break.
Do not use open flame.
During An Earthquake:
If Outside

25. In event of an earthquake immediately evacuate
if you live in a tsunami zone.
Do not stop to gather any belongings.
Get to higher ground.
GET OUT.
After An Earthquake:
Tsunami

26. Do not light a match.
Don’t move too much as you can cause further
collapse.
Tap on something, preferably a pipe, with
something hard, rather than yell as you could
inhale toxic dust.
If you can see light and have a path, crawl
toward it.
If you encounter vertical rubble, check to see if it
is load bearing before moving anything.
During An Earthquake:
If trapped.

27. More Free Information
If you want to go directly to a document with live
links to all free apps, gear, library, and Jeep stuff,
use your camera on this QR Code. Or copy and
paste:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vwgilkne2vsq4jrhkp
gic/GEAR-
LINKS.docx?dl=0&rlkey=i858w1e2zd3irup2lcvhvlb
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28. More Free Information
Since Slideshare no longer supports links,
I’ve also put all the links to free apps, gear and web
pages on my web site at
www.bobmayer.com
Use the pop up from the following image there and
scroll through for what you want:

31. New York Times bestselling author, is a graduate of West Point and
former Green Beret. He’s had over 80 books published, including the
#1 bestselling series Green Berets, Time Patrol, Area 51, and Atlantis.
He’s sold over 5 million books. He was born in the Bronx and has
traveled the world. He’s lived on an island off the east coast, an island
off the west coast, in the Rocky Mountains, the Smoky Mountains and
other places, including time in East Asia studying martial arts.
They haven’t caught him yet.
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