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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.

You may recall learning about earthquakes in science class or seeing the devastating impacts in the news. An earthquake is more than the Earth shaking.

You don't want to scare your kids, but you do need them to be prepared for what to do before, during and after the shaking of a major (or even minor) earthquake.

This morning's earthquake was a shock for everyone. But for kids, it can be even more scary and confusing — so we asked a child psychologist for their advice on talking your child through it.

The magnitude of an earthquake isn't enough to determine how much death and destruction it will cause. Location, time of day, building codes and other factors make a big difference.

There are about 500,000 earthquakes a year around the world, as detected by sensitive instruments. About 100,000 of those can be felt, and 100 or so cause damage each year.

It explains how seismographs detect seismic waves and calculate the earthquake's distance and magnitude, which was estimated at 7.1.