Your past experience in earthquakes may give you a false sense
of safety; you didn’t do anything, or you ran outside, yet you
survived with no injuries. Or perhaps you got under your desk
and others thought you overreacted. However, you likely have
never experienced the kind of strong earthquake shaking that is
possible with a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake: sudden and
intense back and forth motions of several feet per second will
cause the floor or the ground to jerk sideways out from under
you, and every unsecured object around you could topple, fall,
or become airborne, potentially causing serious injury. This is
why you must learn to immediately protect yourself after the
first jolt… don’t wait to see if the earthquake shaking will be
strong! In MOST situations, you will reduce your chance of
injury if you: - DROP down onto your hands and knees (before the
earthquakes knocks you down). This position protects you from
falling but allows you to still move if necessary. - COVER your
head and neck (and y