Henderson, Kentucky - It was around 4:00 am during the year 2009 when I just got off from work. Arriving at home, my wife and Son were playing billiards in our basement. I joined them for a few games. Around 4:30 a.m. a rumble started at the other end of the house and just came rambling through the rest of the house. You could actually feel the quakes intensity going through the house and through the basement. It was a loud and very violent shake during what must have been a 30 second occurrence measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale. We were just stunned. It took about ten seconds to realize that we were all of a sudden in the middle of a major earthquake. My wife started to run outside as the house was still shaking at the time. It finally came to a halt after what seemed like an eternity. It was a very unsettling feeling, we were thankful that it was over. I was getting prepared for an after shock of the same magnitude. After it was over it really made me think what should we have done? I asked my wife if running outside was the proper reaction? Below are some general safety tips that may provide some guidance during earthquakes.
My tips will be centered on the New Madrid Fault system. The fault is active, averaging more than 200 measured events per year with 1.0 or more on the Richter scale, around 20 per month. The greatest earthquake risk in the United States other than the West Coast is along the New Madrid Fault. Damaging tremors are not as frequent as in California, but the destruction covers over more than 25 times the area because of underlying geology.
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The New Madrid Fault zone lies within the central Mississippi Valley, is 140 miles long, and touches five states. Its northern most point is in southern Illinois and extends southward into eastern Arkansas and west Tennessee.
Below are some safety tips if you should unfortunately experience an earthquake -
Indoors -
Stay away from glass, windows, outside doors and walls, and anything that could fall, such as lighting fixtures, pictures, cabinets.
Drop to the ground and take cover. Get under a sturdy table, billiard table, desk or other piece of furniture and hold on until the shaking stops. Under a stairwell, crouch and protect your head and face from any debris.
Use a doorway for protection only if it is in close proximity to you and if you know it is a strong supported load bearing doorway.
Do not use elevators during or recently after a quake.
If you are in a restaurant or at work get under a table.
After -
Expect aftershocks. They can be just as serious as the original quake.
Make sure you have your shoes on from potentially broken glass.
Do not light a match.
Use a flashlight and inspect all your gas, water and electrical lines. If you smell gas turn off the main valve.
Do not go into damaged areas.
If your home is unsafe, evacuate everyone.
Preparedness -
Prepare an earthquake plan. Go over this with your family. Practice and simulate one. This is great for children.
Bolt bookcases and file cabinets to wall studs and strap the water heater to wall studs.
Locate a spot in each room of your house that you can go to in case of an earthquake.
It should be a spot where nothing is likely to fall on you. Make this part of your practice run with family.
Stock canned food, first aid kit, gallons of water and battery-operated radios and flashlights.
Research and know how to quickly turn off your gas and water mains. Gas lines are vital to turn off quickly.
Just remember the majority of earthquake related casualties result from collapsing walls, flying glass and falling objects. Stay inside until shaking stops and it is safe to go outside. Research has shown that the most injuries occur when people inside buildings attempt to move to a different location inside the building or try to leave.
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