Indoor safety tips: Find a safe spot and stay indoors until the shaking stops.
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Take cover by getting under a table or heavy furniture until the shaking stops. In an emergency, use your arm to cover your face and head, as per the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
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Another way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to take cover under the lintel of an inner door, or corner of a room.
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Keep your distance from any sort of glass, outside door, wall, window, and any object that could possibly fall.
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Stay in bed and cover your head with a pillow if you're in bed when the earthquake strikes. This condition applies only if there are no heavy fixtures that could fall, otherwise, move to safe place.
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Use a doorway only if it is in your proximity and is a load-bearing doorway.
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Lastly, NDMA highlights to be aware that the electricity may go out or the sprinkler systems or fire alarms may turn on.
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