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What You Need To Make an Earthquake Kit

Earthquakes occur without warning and can leave you isolated and without power for days. Prepare yourself by assembling an earthquake kit.
ABC7 San Francisco

Have you checked your earthquake kit lately?

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- There seems to be a popular belief that an earthquake in one area helps relieve the seismic stress in surrounding areas. That's not true. In most cases, earthquakes actually ...
abc13

VIDEO: What to pack in your earthquake emergency kit

If you haven't put together an earthquake kit for your house yet, it's time to get going. Recent quakes are good reminders to be prepared for when a larger one strikes. So what do you put in your kit?
Yahoo

We asked Yahoo readers about their back-to-school costs. Meet the parents taking out loans for homeschooling and buying earthquake prep kits for preschoolers.

Yahoo parents told us they're spending a lot — often over $1,000 — on everything from new clothes to earthquake prep kits. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos; Getty Images) We also asked Yahoo ...
NPR

How ready is the U.S. for a major earthquake or tsunami?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kit Miyamoto, an engineer specializing in disaster recovery, about U.S. readiness following the major earthquake off the Pacific coast of Russia. The Earth saw one ...