My teachers have thought me few tips that could be used during earth-quakes. I don't live in a place that has frequent earth quake problems. But we have had earth quakes few times in the past. I even remember that I was under my office basement when the actual earthquake happened. Few things that I can think off to handle during earthquakes are:
- Do not panic when there is an earthquake.
- When earthquake is happening, there is a high possibility that building materials can fall on you when you are inside the house. To overcome that, you have to immediately get under the bottom of a strong table or cot.
- Running to the open ground is the best solution.
- If roof top is nearby, it can also help but running towards an open ground is something that is preferable.
- If you live in a place that is prone to lots of earthquakes, then your building materials should not be fully on concrete instead it should have capabilities to withstand earthquakes. Materials made of paper or wood can help in withstanding an earth quake.
The above are some easy points that I can really think off. Hope the above points will be really helpful for you to handle earthquakes.