Earthquakes strike without warning. The difference between panic and preparedness is a simple plan.
Earthquake Ready is a compact, practical crisis guide for ordinary people who want to protect themselves, their families, and their homes before, during, and after a major earthquake.
Whether you live in California, the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, New Zealand, the Caribbean, or another earthquake-prone region — or you travel to places where earthquakes can happen — this guide gives you clear, realistic steps that can help when seconds matter and normal life is suddenly disrupted.
Inside, you’ll learn how to:
React safely during the shaking with Drop, Cover, and Hold On
Avoid the most dangerous mistakes people make during earthquakes
Make your home safer before disaster strikes
Prepare for the first 10 minutes after the shaking stops
Get through the first night with less confusion and risk
Build a realistic 72-hour emergency plan
Pack an earthquake go-bag that is useful, not overloaded
Prepare children, older adults, pets, medications, documents, and communication plans
Understand aftershocks, fires, gas leaks, tsunamis, landslides, damaged buildings, and unsafe water
Stay calmer when power, water, roads, stores, or phone networks fail
This is not a fear-based survival manual. It is a calm, practical, easy-to-follow guide for real homes, real families, real travelers, and real emergencies.
You do not need to become a disaster expert.
You need to know what to do in the first seconds, what to avoid in the first minutes, and how to stay safe during the first 72 hours.
Earthquake Ready helps you prepare before the ground starts shaking — because in a major earthquake, you do not rise to the occasion. You fall back on your preparation.
Part of the Crisis Ready Guides series.
