Earthquakes: If You’re Inside
Actions to Take
During shaking:
- Remember to duck, cover and hold
- Duck or drop to the ground
- Take cover under a sturdy desk, between rows of auditorium seats or against an interior wall, and protect your head and neck with your arms
- Stay clear of windows, hanging objects, mirrors, or shelves where objects may fall
- Hold on to furniture that covers you and protect your head and neck until the shaking stops
After shaking stops:
- Be prepared for aftershocks
- Do not run outside or immediately evacuate as falling debris can cause major injuries
- Quickly gather personal items and critical work or research that needs to be saved
- Follow evacuation routes directly to building's Emergency Assembly Area (EAA); do not attempt to use an elevator for evacuation
- Assist evacuating people with disabilities if they need help
- Check in with emergency staff at the Emergency Assembly Area and notify them of injured people, hazards or damages observed
- Stay at the Emergency Assembly Area and follow directions of emergency response personnel
Additional Information/Follow-Up Activities
- Report emergencies to UCPD at 9-1-1
Determining when to go home:
- Do not try to leave the campus until campus authorities say it is safe
- Be prepared to assist with campus response and recovery operations if asked to do so
- If you leave the Emergency Assembly Area for any reason, notify building emergency staff
If an earthquake occurs when you are not at work:
- Follow your department's "reporting to work" requirements
- If possible, monitor KUCR or http://www.ucr.edu for updates