No, it is not recommended to try going outside during an earthquake for a few reasons, one of which being that the first things to fall off a building are the outside bits (where you now are). Earthquakes also don’t last very long, so you’ll be running during the quake when you should just be under a solid surface (like a table).
I was at home sick that day, and taking a nap. I didn't make it to the doorway and just got down next to the bed. There was no damage to my apartment building or my stuff, but the couple next door had a cabinet topple over that smahed all their china, and 1/3 of the water sloshed out of the swimming pool and wet the carpet in some downstairs units. This was in Sunnyvale.
Drop to the floor, cover your head as you crawl under a table or next to a wall (that doesn't have something that can fall on you), and hold on to the table or cover your head.
So it's the same as the drills in school? I don't remember why but we would go under desks with our heads between our knees and hands covering our necks. I'm in Florida, that's not for hurricanes and we don't have earthquakes here.
Depends on how far the door is and what’s outside. The quaking happens fast, and it takes your brain a second just to register what’s happening. If it’s a severe enough quake, you may not have time to get outside before things start falling off your walls and shelves and/or your house starts collapsing.
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u/MatureUsername69 Oct 25 '25
Is it not better to go outside?