How Many Points Do You Know about the Knowledge on Earthquake? - By: venturiwang

According to the scientists report, there are many earthquakes happened every year, but there are still lots people who lack of the knowledge on self-defense. It is very important and necessary for us to learn more.

Experiences show that from the time when people find earthquake light, earthquake sound and feel shock to house damage, collapse and form disaster, there are more than ten secongs and at most more than thirty seconds. This shorttime called early-warning time. If people could grasp certain of knowledge, do some preparation and keep a clear mind, they could make full use of the precious time and may evacuate successfully.

Don't rush to run to outside when earthquake happens suddenly, and we should find a place to hide. Maybe there is still a hope to survive. Therefore, take the measure of hide nearbly when earthquake happens and evacuate as soon as possible after shock. Of course, if people in the cottage or first floor, they can directly go to a safe location outdoors.

Why people had better not run out at the moment of earthquake?

Because large numbers of urban residents live in high-rise buildings, and they have no enough time to go outside of the building. On the contrary, it would result in the crowded in corridor and cause other unexpected hurts. Besides, people enter or leave the building at the moment of earthquake, it most likely to be hurted by the falling goods. Furthermore, house will severe shake at the moment of earthquake, causing doors and windows deformation, it probably could not open doors and windows and lost the time of survival. And then, at that time, people are also in the state of shaking, so it is difficult to stand and run stably.

How to escape earthquake nearby?
If you are at indoor, try to find the most solid furniture and hide under or close it; or hide in the corner of your house, restroom or kitchen such small space rooms. Don't hide in elevator hoistway, or jumping from the building, these are more dangerous.

If you are at outdoor, try to far away from narrow streets, high buildings, high chimneys, transformer, glass curtain wall buildings, high level bridge and the places where store the dangerous flammable goods. In order to prevent the aftershock from causing other damage, don't come back to the uncollapse houses the the earthquake stops.

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