Earthquake Survival Guide

by Jonathan Hunt

In light of the horrible disaster that is happening in Haiti, I thought your readers would be interested in a booklet that the Los Angeles Fire Department has available for download off the web.

It has quite a few earthquake and survival tips that I was unaware of until I read it. Because most of us think we don't live in an earthquake zone, this might be a good review for all of us. How many know of the New Madrid fault line that runs through Missouri and Illinois?

It was the location of one of the strongest earthquakes in US history back in 1812. It was so strong, it made church bells ring in Boston. Not many people were living there at the time, so there were very little buildings to damage.

That's not the case today. There were warnings given that a strong earthquake could strike Haiti and similar warning can be made for the New Madrid fault area today.

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