A magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred in Yibin, Sichuan. According to feedback from netizens, the earthquake was felt very strongly. Many netizens’ home surveillance cameras showed violent shaking for 5 seconds, and the animals were also shaken awake. Fortunately, the earthquake did not cause any casualties.

The earthquake occurred in Changning County, Yibin, Sichuan Province, located in the transition zone between the Sichuan Basin and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The earthquake also brought strong shaking to people in the surrounding areas. According to past records, the local area is also an earthquake-prone area. Many people in Sichuan are used to earthquakes of this magnitude, but they still need to know certain risk avoidance knowledge. Only by understanding these can we protect our lives as soon as possible when an earthquake occurs.

So what should we do when an earthquake occurs?

First, when an earthquake occurs, do not blindly run out of the building. Find a table or wall corner for shelter as soon as possible. When many people encounter an earthquake, their first reaction is to run outside. You should know that earthquakes often occur in an instant, so it is too late to run outside the building, and you may be hit by a collapsed building. If you hide under a table or an object that can cover your body, you can avoid being hit by objects and get injured, and you can also get some chances for yourself to be rescued.

Second, once you are buried, you must maintain your strength. We all know that earthquakes often happen in an instant, so once we are buried, we must maintain our strength as much as possible to avoid missing the rescue due to lack of physical strength. We must firmly believe that the government will not give up on anyone, so as long as we hold on, we will definitely be rescued.

Earthquakes are one of our inevitable natural disasters, and they often occur in an instant, leaving people unable to respond in time. Therefore, knowing some risk avoidance knowledge will definitely save your life at such a time. In short, in the face of natural disasters, although human power is very small, as long as everyone works together, we will be able to minimize casualties.