Earthquake Resource Centre

Earthquake Preparedness for Businesses: Create a plan – define your risks, take steps to mitigate, initiate best practices for employee safety, and develop strategies to respond and recover.

Commercial Damage Assessment: Assess on-site damage to set the tone for the response operation and drive the recovery process, detailing the extent and location of damages. Proper documentation can speed up the claims process.

Establishing Security After a Natural Disaster: Coordinate security on-site, post-disaster to maintain privacy, secure data and avoid scams during recovery.

Minimizing Business Interruption: Minimize business interruptions and resume normal operations in a timely manner post-disaster with these tips.

Recovery Considerations: Consider how to resume operations, clean up and salvage, and support employees.

Best Practices for Navigating the Claims Process (US): Understand the parties involved, and learn how to expertly navigate claims before, during and after a loss.

Considering Property Abandonment: Ensure you understand your insurance policy’s Statutory Condition that addresses abandonment before walking away.

Blogs:

Earthquake Preparedness Checklist: A guide to help you prepare your home in case of an earthquake.

Earthquake Evacuation Checklist: Steps homeowners should take when evacuating during an earthquake.

Ready.gov / Listo.gov: Resources to educate and empower you to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate emergencies, including earthquakes and landslides, provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The Great ShakeOut: Regionally organised campaigns linked together as a worldwide preparedness movement, involving millions of people in schools, organisations, and homes participating in earthquake safety activities.

Red Cross Earthquake Safety: Learn what to do during an earthquake, and how to strengthen your home to prepare for an earthquake, provided by the American National Red Cross.

U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): FEMA coordinates the government’s financial and physical relief efforts for any national disaster.

OSHA Earthquake Preparedness and Response: Tips and resources on earthquakes, provided by the United States Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Get Prepared Canada – Earthquakes: Campaign focused on emergency preparedness, provided by Public Safety Canada / Government of Canada. Resources include earthquake facts, what to expect during an earthquake, and more.