More than 870,000 Utahns practiced their earthquake response Thursday in the Great Utah ShakeOut.
Emergency management experts want Utahns to remember these words during an earthquake. More than 870,000 Utahns practiced that response Thursday inIf you've lived in Utah for long enough, you know that parts of the state are long overdue for a historically large earthquake. According to the ShakeOut website, 90% of Utahns live in active earthquake zones, but those who live along the Wasatch Fault are especially at risk.
Weigel reviewed what the students were to do a few minutes before the drill, demonstrating how to walk along the wall to the nearest doorway if they were caught in a hallway during an earthquake. Draper said she feels confident that teachers and students will know what to do in the case of a real earthquake. "That is something that they really have in their muscle memory. And since they've been doing this from kindergarten on, you know, they do have a lot of practice."
Step five is the oft-repeated motto: Drop, cover and hold on. If you feel shaking or receive an alert, immediately drop to your hands and knees, wherever you are, to reduce your chance of falling or being hit by flying objects and to protect vital organs.
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