Outreach & Education Tools for Earthquake Preparedness

Cartoon illustration of a man thinking about expenses after an earthquake, and an insurance agent talking about earthquake insurance.

Now is a great time to encourage people in earthquake country to think about how they can be better prepared for earthquakes and other disasters. Not only is the start of a new year a time for taking stock and planning preparedness actions, recent earthquakes in northern California—a magnitude 6.4 on December 20, 2022, and a magnitude 5.4 on January 1, 2023—are powerful reminders of the kind of damage and disruption that earthquakes can cause.

Preparing for recovery after an earthquake is an essential part of resilience, too. Be sure to present tips and tools for financial preparedness and messaging about earthquake insurance in your next outreach campaign.

Earthquake Insurance & Preparedness Video: Now with ASL!

Excerpt of the video, showing quick-draw illustrations and ASL translator.

CREW, with our partner CUSEC, produced a 3-minute quick-draw video that can be used in public preparedness campaigns to help educate people about earthquake insurance and other steps they can take to prepare financially for earthquakes. We’re pleased to announce that this video is now available with an American Sign Language (ASL) translation, curtesy of FEMA Region 10.

The new ASL version is part of a suite of videos that you can view, share, and download for free: Incorporate them into your preparedness outreach messages to help spread the word about what people can do today to improve the strength and speed of their recovery after a damaging earthquake.

All of the videos are available in both English and Spanish, with closed captioning: