Earthquakes: LA

Name: Earthquakes: LA
Genre: Documentary, Short, Family
Duration: 31 min
Cast: Ed Harris

Video
2010
31m

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Experts agree that the chances of a major earthquake ripping through Southern California in the coming 30 years may be as high as 90%. If you and your family are to survive, you'll need to know what to do to prepare you home BEFORE an earthquake strikes, how to drop, cover and hold on DURING an earthquake, and what to do AFTER the earth stops shaking to remain safe.
The recent devastating disasters in Haiti, Chile and Japan have shown us that powerful earthquakes can happen any time and being prepared is the difference between life and death.
This FEMA-funded documentary tells the story from the point of view of earthquake survivors, whose first-hand accounts of the terror of earthquakes and the exhausting attempts to return to a relatively normal life afterward, are lessons we can all learn from - especially those of us who live in earthquake country.
The film also gives common sense advice on earthquake-proofing your home and on retrofitting power and gas lines to make sure the only disaster you have to worry about is a natural one. There are plenty of myths about what a person should do during an earthquake. This documentary clears that up by asking the true experts - professional first responders, geologists from the USGS, CalTech and the Southern California Earthquake Center - about best practices when the ground starts shaking.
Knowledge can go a long way in conquering fear. This documentary explains the science of earthquakes, where major fault lines are in Southern California, and why it's so difficult to predict earthquakes. Armed with the information provided in this documentary, Southern California children and their families can be more prepared and less frightened when the inevitable "Big One" hits.
Acclaimed actor and director and academy-award nominee Ed Harris, narrates Earthquakes:LA.

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Experts agree that the chances of a major earthquake ripping through Southern California in the coming 30 years may be as high as 90%. If you and your family are to survive, you'll need to k... Read allExperts agree that the chances of a major earthquake ripping through Southern California in the coming 30 years may be as high as 90%. If you and your family are to survive, you'll need to know what to do to prepare you home for an earthquake, how to drop, cover, and hold on duri... Read allExperts agree that the chances of a major earthquake ripping through Southern California in the coming 30 years may be as high as 90%. If you and your family are to survive, you'll need to know what to do to prepare you home for an earthquake, how to drop, cover, and hold on during an earthquake, and how to live without electricity, running water, or emergency first r... Read all