# 3225
For the second time in the past couple of days Los Angeles has been rattled by a 4+ temblor on the Richter Scale.
No damage was reported immediately following today’s 4.1 aftershock, but it does serve to remind us that many of us live on shaky ground.
USGS map
As you can see by the map above, most of the United States is seismically active – with Alaska, Hawaii, the west coast, and the mid-west seeing the most – and strongest, quakes.
Few places, however, can claim to be completely immune to quakes.
Even in Florida, which is about as seismically quiet as it comes – we’ve recorded a handful of quakes.
This map of seismic activity over the past 7 days shows most of the activity clustered in Alaska, California, and Hawaii.
But Texas, Missouri/Tennessee, Virginia and New York State also felt tremors.
While we can’t know when the next big earthquake will hit, or on what fault line it will strike, we do know that the earth is constantly shifting beneath our feet.
Tectonic pressures build, and spread, and at some point a quake occurs.
People who live in quake areas need not only to be prepared for a disaster, they need to take specific earthquake precautions as well.
FEMA and READY.GOV are just two of the agencies urging that all American get prepared, and stay prepared, to deal with disasters. They know that in an emergency, the better prepared individuals and families are, the less impact a disaster will have on a community.
This from the FEMA website.
Earthquake
One of the most frightening and destructive phenomena of nature is a severe earthquake and its terrible aftereffects.
Earthquakes strike suddenly, violently, and without warning at any time of the day or night. If an earthquake occurs in a populated area, it may cause many deaths and injuries and extensive property damage.
Although there are no guarantees of safety during an earthquake, identifying potential hazards ahead of time and advance planning can save lives and significantly reduce injuries and property damage.
How can I protect myself from an earthquake?
Really serious disasters, like earthquakes, tsunami’s, Cat 5 Hurricanes, and yes . . . even pandemics – are relatively rare events.
But they do happen.
