Earthquake Preparedness Resources & How to Prepare

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Useful Information to Help You Prepare for an Earthquake

Visit the websites below to learn more about California earthquakes and how to prepare your family and your home, before the next damaging earthquake strikes.

For Your House
California Residential Mitigation Program Strengthen Your House	Contractors State License Board (CSLB) How do I Find the Right Licensed Contractor? Owner-Builder Risks (DIY)
Earthquake Brace + Bolt Program EBB ZIP Codes and cities How to complete an EBB retrofit	Earthquake Country Alliance Secure Your Space
Earthquake Soft Story Program (ESS) ESS ZIP Codes and cities How to complete an ESS retrofit	Earthquake Multi-Unit Retrofit (EMR) Retrofits for soft-story multi-unit housing

For Kids
California Volunteers Family Disaster Plan and Children's Book (PDF)	Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) FEMA For Kids—Earthquakes Earthquake Home Hazard Hunt (PDF) to do as a family

For Your Business
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation LAEDC’s Guide to Planning for Business Operations After Earthquakes (PDF) Guía de LAEDC para Planificación de operaciones comerciales después de los terremotos (PDF)	Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Earthquake Safety at Work

Earthquake Education and Preparedness
American Red Cross Preparing for an Earthquake	California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Hazard Mitigation
California Seismic Safety Commission (CSSC) California Seismic Safety Commission	U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and FEMA Ready.gov
Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Earthquake Country Alliance The Great California ShakeOut ™ Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country, Living on Shaky Ground (PDF), and other helpful, downloadable publications	U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earthquake Hazards Program National Earthquake Information Center Shake Maps Tsunami information and research
United Policyholders Empowering the Insured	Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Earthquake Information & Preparedness Guidelines Earthquake Safety at Home (PDF)