Department of Public Safety

The Great Central U.S. Shakeout is scheduled for April 28 at 10:15 a.m. This is your opportunity to practice how to protect yourself during an earthquake and to ensure that you and your family have an emergency plan in place in the event of a major quake in our area.

Federal, state, and local emergency management and other official preparedness organizations agree that "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" is the appropriate action to take to reduce injury and death during earthquakes.

• DROP to the ground (before the earthquake drops you!),
• Take COVER by getting under a sturdy desk or table, and
  
• HOLD ON to it until the shaking stops.

If there isn't a table or desk near you, cover your face and head with your arms and crouch in an inside corner of the building. Do not try to run to another room just to get under a table.

For more information, visit the Great Central U.S. Shake Out website at http://www.shakeout.org/centralus/ . 

Also, here's a link to a video about what to do in the event of an earthquake.