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That is really good information and food for thought. It does make perfect sense and now I will use my instinct rather than simply 'duck' under something. However, I was just thinking.... if possible, wouldn't the best thing be to get outside of the building especially if it is your home, if you can?

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Yes, the article actual says it is best to be outside:

I think it may not always be possible to get outside. You might have to use the stairs for example and it was quite clear that you should stay away from stairs. Also, in a large building, you might need more time that is available to get the outdoors. Quakes only last seconds to minutes, during which time everything around you could be collapsing.

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I found the link! There's more good reading here. He's a very interesting man, creative and caring.
https://www.amerrescue.org/arti_survivalarticle.htm

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Well, we had a "doozy" this morning at about 8:30 a.m. -- right before church! In a little town called Anza, about 20 miles from here. (It's in my stake, actually.) Just 30 miles from Palm Springs. It's expected that we will have more of *at least* the same magnitude (5.6) or bigger over the next few days. This area is known as the "Anza Seismic Gap" and there is a researcher named Frank Condon who has been warning of activity here for quite some time -- mainly because there hasn't been any significant activity for many years (something like 300 years! )

Here's a link from the Broadband Seismic Data Center:
https://eqinfo.ucsd.edu/faq/concerns.html

We're right in the middle of those three areas, L.A., S.D., and San Berdo. I'll let you know how it goes

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California Earthquake Could Be the Next Katrina

Los Angeles Times - U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Lucy Jones remembers attending an emergency training session in August 2001 with the Federal Emergency Management Agency that discussed the three most likely catastrophes to strike the United States.
Ref. https://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...ethenextkatrina

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https://www.physorg.com/news63821413.html
Car culture heightens earthquake danger in California: scientists

The big Oakland earthquake in 1989 was a great example of this. Remember all the pictures of cars caught in the collapse of the multi-level freeways and bridges?

This article makes some excellent points. Since we all spend so much time in our cars, and California has so little space in the Metropolitan areas, we could see some very high casualty rates from another big earthquake, just from these factors.

Here is a site with information about the Oakland earthquake.
https://www.sfmuseum.org/1906/89.html

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We had a couple of earthquakes last week. Trinidad is known for earthquakes. One was at the morning measuring 6.0 and the other was at the afternoon measuring 5.5. I felt both of them. In the morning one, I was laying down in the bed with my baby. It really felt strong! JB quickly ran to hold the TV and other stuff from falling. Poor Felipe just froze and he won't stop talking about it.

Now, I read this thread and there are some articles that suggest to run outside but I have read everywhere (including a tv show about it just now) that says that running outside is the MOST dangerous thing you can do during an earthquake because pieces of broken buildings can fall on you. So what to do really?

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Wow, those are some good sized quakes! Everyone is okay, I take it, and no damage?

I think it's safer to dodge falling pieces than to dodge an entire ceiling. The point of being outside is to avoid being crushed, and to be able to have an escape. As the Copp article states:

It's all relative, though. How much time do we really have to think when an earthquake occurs? They are generally done before we can think or react. I think the wisest choice is to get next to something large and heavy and curl up in a fetal position and hope for the best.