How can people keep themself safe from an earthquake eruption?

Answer 1

• you get under the table
• you should always make sure that you have a emergency earthquake kit.

Answer 2

You can avoid a Volcanic Eruption. Just listen to the Radio/TV to see if there's news about volcanoes erupting. If there's one that is erupting in you area EVACUATE at ONCE. Before a volcanic eruption do this:

What to do Before a Volcanic Eruption

• Add a pair of goggles and disposable breathing mask for each member of the family to your disaster supply kit.
• Stay away from active volcano sites.
• If you live near a known volcano, active or dormant, be ready to evacuate at a moment's notice.

From http://www.fema.gov/hazard/volcano/vo_before.shtm

If you're stuck in a volcanic eruption do:

What to Do During a Volcanic Eruption

If_a_Volcano_Erupts_Where_You_Live">If a Volcano Erupts Where You Live

• Follow the evacuation order issued by authorities and evacuate immediately from the volcano area to avoid flying debris, hot gases, lateral blast, and lava flow.
• Be aware of mudflows. The danger from a mudflow increases near stream channels and with prolonged heavy rains. Mudflows can move faster than you can walk or run. Look upstream before crossing a bridge, and do not cross the bridge if a mudflow is approaching.
• Avoid river valleys and low-lying areas.
• Remember to help your neighbors who may require special assistance - infants, elderly people, and people with disabilities.

Protection_from_Falling_Ash">Protection from Falling Ash

• Listen to a battery-powered radio or television for the latest emergency information.
• If you have a respiratory ailment, avoid contact with any amount of ash.
• Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants.
• Use goggles and wear eyeglasses instead of contact lenses.
• Use a dust mask or hold a damp cloth over your face to help with breathing.
• Stay away from areas downwind from the volcano to avoid volcanic ash.
• Stay indoors until the ash has settled unless there is a danger of the roof collapsing.
• Close doors, windows, and all ventilation in the house (chimney vents, furnaces, air conditioners, fans, and other vents.
• Clear heavy ash from flat or low-pitched roofs and rain gutters.
• Avoid running car or truck engines. Driving can stir up volcanic ash that can clog engines, damage moving parts, and stall vehicles.
• Avoid driving in heavy ash fall unless absolutely required. If you have to drive, keep speed down to 35 MPH or slower.

This is from http://www.fema.gov/hazard/volcano/vo_during.shtm.

- Sungwon911

Answer 3

make sure you are wearing suntan lotion

Scream for help, and swim to shore, ignoring the burning lava, awful stench, and the fact that you won't be able to see your pet snake, Monty, anymore? Oh, and do the frontcrawl.

Answer 4

Earthquakes are caused when two tectonic plates collide, making the Earth's surface shake.

The only way to 'avoid' them is to move to somewhere which isn't prone to have Earthquakes. Many part of the world have a rare count of Earthquake, so moving to them is the best way to 'avoid' them. You cannot prevent them, they're natural.

Answer 5

Don't build anything near a volcano.

There really isn't much that you can do to reduce the damage of a volcanic eruption... the forces involved are immense, on the order of thermonuclear bombs or even higher. The best plan is "be somewhere else."