Earthquakes are a major concern in many areas of the United States. What is your community’s level of risk from a quake? Use the USGS’s earthquake website (Links to an external site.) to determine when the last earthquake took place in your state. Consider how earthquake preparedness factors into your own emergency plan.
Using the website, determine what community leadership should do, and advise community stakeholders to do, before, during, and after an earthquake. If earthquakes are not prevalent in your area, choose a hazard common to your area and evaluate the federal/national and state emergency plans for your community.
