University of Granada Issues 3-Stage Earthquake Guidance After Province Tremor
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Updated · Euronews · Aug 18
University of Granada Issues 3-Stage Earthquake Guidance After Province Tremor
3 articles · Updated · Euronews · Aug 18
Summary
Granada's geophysics institute released public advice covering what to do before, during and after the earthquake that recently struck the province.
Before any tremor, residents should prepare a plan, keep first-aid kits, torches, radios and batteries, secure heavy objects and know how to shut off utilities.
During shaking, the institute says most quakes are not life-threatening but panic causes injuries—stay put, protect your head, avoid windows, and do not run into or out of buildings.
Afterward, use stairs instead of lifts, avoid non-emergency calls, and treat structures with diagonal or stepped cracks wider than 3 millimetres as unsafe.
Coastal residents should move to higher ground if authorities warn of a tsunami, underscoring the wider risks in the seismically active Granada basin.