Sentences with phrase «during an earthquake if»

These straps may also be beneficial for securing furniture during an earthquake if you live in that type of area.

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«I think that if the secretary of defense and President Obama are coming, that means it's safe to be here,» cathedral spokesman Richard Weinberg told members of the media during a press tour of the cathedral's nave, the first since the 5.8 magnitude earthquake on August 23.

If high - rise buildings were designed more like ships, would they float upright during an earthquake?

«For example, a clay or shale layer can be impermeable, but if fractured during an earthquake, could release mud and water that was under pressure below the layer.

«If you want to know the forces acting on a fault during an earthquake, it turns out to be an incredibly hard problem,» Brodsky said.

The maps have dynamic events that trigger during game play, from earthquakes, floods and if that was not enough players can also trigger events and effects of the environment around them.

If and when Oregon is unlucky enough to have the inevitable Cascadia earthquake strike during a school day, and there are anguished cries of government negligence here as there have been in China, what will the response be?

Fred Turner, Consulting Structural Engineer for many years with the California Seismic Safety Commission summarizes the hazards in these single rooms, perched on top of concrete or steel supports: «i) If unattached classrooms move relative to their stair systems (which can be structurally separated from the classroom) doors that open outward can be prevented from opening by creation of an offset, gap or obstruction that forms between the classrooms and the stairs during the earthquake, potentially obstructing egress.

Do you know what to do if you are in your vehicle during an earthquake?

Squaremouth, a leading travel insurance comparison site, created a fact sheet about travel insurance coverage if an earthquake occurs at a traveler's destination before or during their trip.

If you live in central, southern or eastern West Virginia, the chances that you will experience an earthquake during the course of a 30 - year mortgage are very high.

If you are outside during an earthquake, move away from anything that can fall, including signs, power lines and trees.