Conversation Questions: Earthquakes

• Have you ever experienced an earthquake?
• When was the last earthquake that you remember?
• Has your house been damaged by an earthquake?
• What preparations should you make before the earthquake hits?
• What happens during an earthquake?
• Were you frightened the first time you experience an earthquake?
• What areas of the world have many earthquakes?
• What preparations should you make before the earthquake hits?
• What kind of injuries are caused by earthquakes?
  • How do you treat these injuries?
• What frightens people most after an earthquake?
• How can you prepare for a possible earthquake?
• How can you deal with post traumatic stress resulting from an earthquake?
• Where is the best place to go during an earthquake?
• Is it possible to know in advance that an earthquake is coming?
• What kind of strange phenomenon occurred just prior to the Great Hanshin earthquake in Kobe, Japan?
• Is an earthquake always followed by a tsunami?
• What causes a tsunami after an earthquake?
• How do you measure earthquakes?
• Is your home built to withstand earthquakes?
  • Where in your house would you hide if there were an earthquake?
• What causes aftershocks?
• Do you live in an area that has earthquakes?
  • Are you afraid to be living in an earthquake prone place?
  • Have you thought about moving?