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Most injuries happen when people try to move. Get under a desk, away from windows.
Cover your head with a pillow. Avoid glass and falling objects.
Move away from buildings, trees, and power lines. Drop and cover your head.
Avoid bridges and overpasses. Stay in car with seatbelt on.
Tsunamis can arrive within minutes of a nearby offshore quake.
They will come. Some nearly as strong as the main quake.
Smell for gas. If detected — open windows, leave, no flames or switches.
Networks overload in disasters. Texts get through when calls don't.
Use stairs only until building is cleared as safe.