Preparedness Information and Response Agencies

The overall probability of a magnitude 6.7 or greater earthquake in the Greater Bay Area is 63%, about 2 out of 3.

How to prepare your business for an earthquake

The Association of Bay Area Governments

Emergency response organization that provides disaster relief

Earthquake Safety Information (and other disaster preparedness information) in various languages

Preparedness guide especially for Alaska

Earthquakes and other disasters, from the City and County of San Francisco

Includes resources and best practices

Focus on California

Could a large damaging tsunami happen in the United States?

Earthquakes and other emergencies

Information about earthquakes in the central U.S.

teachers guide to helping children deal with disasters

Educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.

Information for parents with children who have been in earthquakes.

associated with earthquakecountryinfo.org and shakeout.org

Steps and checklists to help care for pets during emergencies.

Resource providing information about earthquake response.

Resource for tsunami response.

Earthquake preparedness for California

Multiple guides for homes, businesses, etc.,

Information for individuals, families, teachers, kids, businesses, planners, policy-makers and designers.

Este manual provee información sobre por qué nos deben preocupar los terremotos en el Sur de California, qué debemos hacer para estar seguros y reducir el daño, y también qué debemos saber de lo básico sobre terremotos.

Emergency planning resources for schools and communities

US federal government agency dedicated to responding to disasters.

Humanitarian organization that carries out relief efforts to assist victims of disasters.

Includes resources and best practices

Learn the best ways to provide for your pets during an emergency

Natural Hazard Loss Estimation Methodology

Easy Low-Cost Ways to Help Reduce the Risk of Damage to Your Hom. (PDF)

General and technical information, maps, and links to warning centers.

Details about what parts of the home are most vulnerable and how you can protect yourself (PDF)

A collection of preparedness guides for earthquakes and tsunamis especially for the Northern Coast of California

This guide and many other preparedness-related information especially for Nevada.

resources concerning hazards mitigation and disaster preparedness

The Federal Government's program to reduce the risks to life and property from earthquakes

disaster planning toolkit for the home and small business

Help ensure your pet's safety during an earthquake.

in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean

Earthquakes and preparedeness in the Central US

Earthquakes and preparedeness in northern California

Earthquakes and preparedness in southern California

Earthquakes and prepardeness in Utah

articles and resources about earthquakes in the San Francisco area

Things you can do around your house to prepare for an earthquake

This site will show you how mitigation can work for you and how to reduce your risks in three steps: understanding what's at risk, making a plan, and getting the work done. Each step has a checklist to guide you.

Risk awareness and mitigation information for businesses.

identification of nonstructural hazards at schools

Online gateway to information on disasters

addresses weaknesses in wood frame homes

Why earthquakes happen, why some buildings fail, how structural engineers study earthquakes.

suggestions on being prepared for earthquakes

Online companion to the NOVA broadcast with excellent animations, Q&anmp;A, images, and lesson plans for teachers.

"Surviving a Tsunami" brochure, tips, information, and evacuation brochures and maps.

Focus on Seaside, OR, but useful for anyone within a tsunami risk zone.

Downloadable PDF and additional links to tsunami preparedness websites.

General information about tsunamis and preparedness, including evacuation routes for coastal towns in Washington.

Basic science of tsunamis, preparedness, and focus on California and historical information.

Information for people planning on traveling abroad

Earthquake processes typically occur tens of miles below the Earth's surface and over geologic time, away from direct observation. Earthquake science, in particular, is often subject to interpretation and bias.

US agency set up to provide relief to other countries suffering from disaster