Secure Your Tall Furniture Furniture such as bookcases, China hutches, and dressers are top-heavy and can fall over during earthquakes causing damage and injuries, and possibly blocking exits. Flexible fasteners […]

Secure Your Refrigerator Refrigerators can injure you by moving or tipping over, and can spill their contents. Purchase flexible earthquake appliance straps at hardware stores or online, and follow the […]

Protecting stored foods when the power goes out Keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible. A full refrigerator will maintain safe temperatures for up to six hours. […]

Secure Your Cabinet Doors Unsecured cabinet doors fly open during earthquakes, allowing glassware and dishes to crash to the floor. Many types of latches are available to prevent this. Pull […]

Secure Your Water Heater Water heaters can topple over during earthquakes, causing gas and water leaks, and even fires. Here is how to prevent this: First, check that your gas […]

Secure Your Space by identifying hazards and securing moveable items. Earthquake shaking can move almost anything, even large or heavy items. Imagine your home or workplace being picked up and […]

Our Purpose What we do to prepare now, before the next disaster, will determine our quality of life afterwards The Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA) is a public-private-grassroots partnership of people, […]

ECA Calendar: Information for upcoming or most recent events Recordings and documents for past events Webinar Series:  Seven Steps (7)    Community Engagement (5) 2024 ShakeOut:October 17 2024 CA Tsunami Week:March 23-31   […]

After the next big earthquake, your recovery and that of the community may take weeks to months or even longer. While earthquakes can be a traumatic experience, it’s important not […]

During the next big earthquake, and immediately after, is when your level of preparedness will make a difference in how you and others survive and can respond to emergencies. The […]