USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -During an earthquake Take cover in a safe place and hold on. If you are in bed, stay there and cover your head and neck with a pillow. If you are in the kitchen, quickly try to turn off the stove, if possible. Stay away from pictures, windows, light fixtures or anything that could fall and break.

Detailed explanation-2: -Earthquakes can result in the ground shaking, soil liquefaction, landslides, fissures, avalanches, fires and tsunamis.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 was probably the first natural disaster that shaped the viewpoint of natural and geophysical phenomena as the agents responsible for a natural disaster [19].

Detailed explanation-4: -Disaster preparedness consists of a set of measures undertaken in advance by governments, organisations, communities, or individuals to better respond and cope with the immediate aftermath of a disaster, whether it be human-induced or caused by natural hazards.