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    Earthquake Survival Guide
    Earthquake Survival Guide
    Earthquake Survival Guide
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    Earthquake Survival Guide

    By Linda Bohm

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    Are you prepared for an earthquake? Do you know what to do if a big quake hits? Preparation is the key to you and your family's survival. Learn what to do to be prepared and survive. Get ready, the big quake could come at any time.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLinda Bohm
    Release dateMay 24, 2015
    ISBN9781311737847
    Earthquake Survival Guide
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    Linda Bohm

    L. Bohm is the author of The Rapture Survival Guide. She has been fascinated with Bible prophecy since she was a child and has studied every book and website she has come across. She lives in Southern California and she blogs at endtimebibleprophecyblog.wordpress.com.

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      Earthquake Survival Guide - Linda Bohm

      Earthquake Survival Guide

      Linda Bohm

      Published by Linda Bohm at Smashwords

      Copyright 2015 Linda Bohm

      Other Titles by Linda Bohm

      Rapture Survival Guide

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Cover Photo Attribution

      "Loma Prieta Earthquake damage, 1989" by CIR Online is licensed under CC BY 2.0

      "080630-1010560" by Walfer X is licensed under CC BY 2.0

      Earthquake Survival Guide

      I What is an Earthquake?

      II Types of Earthquakes

      III Magnitude and Waves

      IV What You Can Do to Be Prepared

      Earthquake Proofing Your Home

      Building an Earthquake Kit

      Building a First Aid Kit

      V What to Do During an Earthquake

      VI What to Do After the Earthquake

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      About Linda Bohm

      What is an earthquake?

      When you hear the word earthquake, most people think of California, but earthquakes can occur anywhere on the earth. Earthquakes occur every day all over the earth, but most of them are too small for most people to feel. The degree that you feel the quake depends on how close you are to the epicenter, the point where the earthquake originated, and how large the quake is. The closer you are to the epicenter, the more damage that will occur depending on the size of the earthquake. The larger the earthquake, the greater the amount of damage that will occur.

      An earthquake is caused when a fault line or plate boundary ruptures or shifts. The crust of the earth is made up of tectonic plates that lie next to each other. The boundary where the plates meet is where the most earthquakes occur. There are three types of plate boundaries; convergent, divergent and transform. A convergent boundary occurs when the plate either forms a subduction zone, where one plate slides beneath the other, or causes a plate collision. A divergent boundary occurs when

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