I must be losing my sensitivity to earthquakes, no I don't think so.So unknown to me, around 4:30 and 5:00 AM this morning there were approximately nine small quakes. Most of them were rated under 2.0 magnitude.
The first one was a 3.7-magnitude shaker centered a mile from La Verne. According to the USGS, the epicenter was a mile from San Dimas, California, two miles from Pomona and three miles from Diamond Bar. It was followed by a temblor measuring 3.8.
It is again time to get Prepared!
Here is what you need, according to the U.S. Geological Survey
- Fire extinguisher
- Adequate supplies of medications that you or family members are taking
- Crescent and pipe wrenches to turn off gas and water supplies
- First-aid kit and handbook
- Flashlights with extra bulbs and batteries
- Portable radio with extra batteries
- Water for each family member for at least two weeks (allow at least 1 gallon per person per day) and purification tablets or chlorine bleach to purify drinking water from other sources
- Canned and package foods, enough for several days and MECHANICAL can opener. Extra food for pets if necessary
- Camp stove or barbecue to cook on outdoors (store fuel out of the reach of children)
- Waterproof, heavy-duty plastic bags for waste disposal
From USGS U.S. Geological Survey
When it is time to get out of Earthquake Country ~ give me a call.
