So Yeah, You Should Probably Have An Earthquake Kit

Here’s how to pack everything you need in case of emergency.

Monday morning, around 6:49 a.m., San Francisco was hit with a magnitude 4.0 earthquake.

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According to the most recent study from the U.S. Geological Survey, nearly half of Americans live in earthquake-prone areas. As such, those people should be reasonably prepared for emergencies.

"We have known about this overall risk for a long time," David Oglesby, professor of geophysics at the University of California, Riverside, told BuzzFeed. "Therefore, every family in California, Oregon, Washington, and even Nevada should have an earthquake kit handy, and it wouldn't hurt for everyone in the country to have one. After all, the kinds of supplies you would need after an earthquake are essentially the same as those you would need in any other natural disaster, like a hurricane, flood, and so forth."

Here are the essentials you'll need:

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