Trinidad kids practice heading for higher ground
If Trinidad Union School’s students ever find themselves on a field trip to the beach when a nearby earthquake rattles, they’ll know just what to do to escape a possible tsunami.
If Trinidad Union School’s students ever find themselves on a field trip to the beach when a nearby earthquake rattles, they’ll know just what to do to escape a possible tsunami.
Feeling a little unnerved by that little earthquake Saturday night? Don’t be. It’s business as usual in one of the most active earthquake regions in the world, said Humboldt State University geologist Lori Dengler.
It’s 3 a.m. The house begins to shake violently. Pictures fall off the walls. Bookcases topple. The earthquake lasts for two minutes, or three, or more.