Missouri ShakeOut Earthquake drills take place on Thursday

SPRINGFIELD, MO (KY3) – You might not think earthquakes are a huge problem here in Missouri, but they can happen thanks to the New Madrid fault line in southeastern Missouri.

On Thursday, people across the Ozarks will participate in the Great ShakeOut to prepare for an earthquake.

The New Madrid seismic zone experiences about 200 small earthquakes each year. According to the Missouri Department of Public Safety, these are relatively small earthquakes, but experts say it’s only a matter of time before we see another major earthquake.

Here are some things you need to do now to get ready.

1. Fix bookshelves and heavy furniture to the walls to prevent them from collapsing.

2. Repair the faulty electrical wires to prevent a fire after the earthquake.

3. Determine safe places and danger areas in each room. You can take the covers in safe places, such as under a desk or sturdy table, or next to an interior wall.

At 10:20 a.m. this morning, people across Missouri will prepare for disaster by participating in the Great ShakeOut.

Here’s what you have to do,

First, get down on the floor and get under something sturdy to protect yourself from debris, such as a table or desk. Then cover your head and neck as you would in a hurricane. Finally, hold or wait for the shaking to stop.

It’s always important to be prepared for everything,” said Jeremy Rohrer, a planning specialist in the Springfield Department of Emergency Management. “So you don’t want to get caught in a situation, it’s a hurricane, a flood, a cyberattack, any of those things that you don’t want to get stuck in a situation that you haven’t at least thought about how you can respond to those things, how you mitigated some of those risks.”

Now it’s unlikely we’ll see any major seismic damage here in Springfield, but emergency management officials are ready to send in help when needed.

“If there is any telling, there was an earthquake in the new main fault zone, the State Emergency Management Agency,” Rohrer said. “They have an earthquake plan, and areas outside of that area are going to be involved in the response and recovery phase. So potentially you take in the injured people, you take in the people who lost their homes, help get there and restore those services and those places.”

In 2021, southeastern Missouri experienced its largest earthquake in 30 years. The epicenter of the 4.0-magnitude earthquake was near Poplar Bluff and was felt by residents of the area. Although we don’t see as much destruction from earthquakes in Missouri than from hurricanes, they can still happen, which is why preparedness is so important.

“Just like any other disaster, the best thing people can do is make sure they have a communications plan, especially if they have friends or family within that seismic zone, eastern Missouri, western Kentucky, southern Illinois,” Rohrer said. “Make sure you have food, water, medicine and things like that available in case there are potential disruptions in the supply chains.”

Some things to keep in mind after an earthquake are to prepare for aftershocks, learn how to turn off utilities so you can prevent things like floods and fires in the home, and make sure you have battery-powered flashlights in case you lose power. Visit the State Emergency Management Agency website to learn more about Missouri earthquakes. You can also track or report earthquakes in real time on the KY3 Weather app. Download today by clicking here.

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