High School National Charity Volunteers Bella Wilson and Lacey Howard, hang on as the Ready American Big Shaker Mobile Unit suddenly begins to shake, simulating what an 8-point magnitude earthquake might feel like. Valley News/Tony Ault photo
“Drop! Cover! Hold on!” This action taken the moment a person feels and hears the shake and sound of an earthquake may well save one’s life.
These words committed to memory and action are the key to being prepared in an earthquake for many Murrieta families attending the “Earthquake Preparedness Film & Expo” in the Murrieta Library Community Room & Garden on Saturday. March 15.
“An earthquake can happen in a snap of a finger,” said Mark L. Benthien, associate director of the Statewide California Earthquake Center and moderator of the Earthquake Preparedness meet. He went on to say everyone in California should be prepared for the eventuality of an earthquake which can and will happen in a California resident's lifetime.
Emphasizing his talk is the fact that Califor
