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One of the first actions you can do to prepare your home for an earthquake is to take a look and identify potential hazards. Identifying items that could fall and injure someone is a great start to making your home safer. Once you have done that, you can take actions to minimize those risks.
Good starter activities to prepare your home include:
For a full list of earthquake damage prevention measures and retrofits ─ including a cut-away diagram of where these potential hazards can be found in your home ─ download the FEMA brochure Earthquake Home Hazard Hunt at https://go.usa.gov/xGgUr.