EARTHQUAKES IN B.C.

WHAT CAUSES EARTHQUAKES

INTENSITY & MAGNITUDE

MERCALLI SCALE

RICHTER SCALE

WHERE DO EARTHQUAKES OCCUR?

MEGATHRUST EARTHQUAKE?

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS?

MINIMIZING THE RISK!

Home emergency kit 

• Assemble the essential emergency supplies now and keep them in your home emergency kit(s).

• Store them in secure containers (such as plastic garbage bins) in a safe place in your home (under the stairs, in a closet).

• Supplies should be in easy-to-carry containers, ready to take with you.

• Store an emergency kit in your car, tool shed or garage in case you have to evacuate your home and can't go back in.

• These supplies will help make you self sufficient for three to five days.

• Water

• Food

• First Aid & Sanitation

• Clothing, Bedding & Shelter

• Tools & Equipment

• Cash & Documents & Misc.

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