How to talk to your kids about earthquakes It’s important to prepare your children for an earthquake, whether it’s teaching them about the science or what to do when the shaking starts.

Next time an earthquake strikes, the kids at Bubbles Early Childhood Centre in New Plymouth know there is only one thing to do - stop, drop and cover your mop. In the wake of Seddon's 6.5 ...

CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe wrote Fault Lines: Understanding the Power of Earthquakes as an introduction for kids.Supplied Johanna Wagstaffe, meteorologist and science host for CBC ...

They understand that earthquakes are a fact of life in Los Angeles, Hronsky said. “We live in California, and our kids are pretty in tune to this stuff.

The anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake is not only a day to remember the tragedy, but it should also be a reminder to be ready for the next big quake.

The 5.4 magnitude earthquake that struck near Los Angeles yesterday just before noon was felt as far east as Las Vegas and as far south as San Diego. Since the quake, whose epicenter was about 28 ...

On Sept. 6, Berkeley historian Richard Schwartz will speak about the 1868 Hayward earthquake. The talk is free. Just a few seats remain.

Also, the earthquake happened at a more convenient time, 8 am, when people were out of bed and able to react, but before children had gone to school.

This story originally appeared in the Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 edition of the. Sarah Quale spent three weeks in Haiti using ...

SEATTLE — The 2001 Nisqually earthquake was a wake-up call for disaster preparedness, but it also provided valuable lessons for scientists studying earthquakes. The magnitude 6.8 earthquake ...

Earthquakes are measured on a logarithmic, not an arithmetic scale. So the Ya'an earthquake, measured at 7, was 10 times less powerful than the Wenchuan earthquake, and generated 30 times less energy.