How to protect yourself in an earthquake?

1. When the residents living in bungalows encounter an earthquake, if the room is open, they should run to the outside of the house quickly with head protectors; when they don't have time to run, they can hide under the table, under the bed and beside solid furniture, and cover their mouths and noses with towels or clothes to prevent dust and smoke.

2. For residents living in buildings, they should choose small space such as kitchen and toilet for shock absorption; they can also hide at the root of inner wall, corner of wall, solid furniture and other places that are easy to form triangular space; they should be far away from the outer wall, doors and windows and balcony; they should not use elevator, let alone jump from the building. Turn off the power and fire source as soon as possible.

3. When taking classes in the classroom, working in the workplace and activities in public places, hold your head and close your eyes quickly, and take shelter under the platform, desk, workbench and office furniture.

4. When you are in the city, you should protect your head and quickly run to the open area to squat down; try to avoid tall buildings, overpasses, high-voltage power lines, chemical, gas and other factories or facilities.

5. In case of field activities, try to avoid the foot and steep cliff to prevent rolling stones and landslides; in case of landslides, run to both sides away from the rolling stones.

6. When you are playing at the seaside, you should stay away from the seaside quickly to prevent the tsunami caused by the earthquake.

7. When driving, you should quickly avoid overpasses, cliffs, power poles, etc., and select an open place to stop immediately.

8. When the body is injured by the earthquake, try to remove the objects pressed on the body, cover the mouth and nose with wet towel as much as possible to prevent dust and smoke; use stones or iron tools and other percussive objects to contact with the outside world, do not cry for help loudly, pay attention to physical strength; try to support the unstable heavy objects above with bricks and stones to protect their living space.

Here, Yueyang fire warm prompt: in the event of an earthquake to keep calm, not crowded run. There should be a sequential evacuation after the earthquake. Those who have been out of danger should not rush back to their houses in case of aftershocks. For an earthquake with no obvious vibration, there is no need to flee. When encountering a strong earthquake, we should take measures according to local conditions.