Course: Bridges: To Get to the Other Side - Elementary

Earthquakes

Now that you have learned about earthquakes and where they occur most often, read firsthand accounts from real people who have survived an earthquake!

Directions:
Read at least 4 or 5 of the personal accounts written by individuals who experienced an earthquake. The first eyewitness reports listed below were written many years ago, while the last few links are from recent earthquakes. Select accounts from both long ago and from the last twenty years.

Earthquake Survivors From Long Ago

Earthquake Survivors From the Past 20 Years

How Would You Survive in an Earthquake?