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NewDad907 t1_ituui5p wrote

Reply to comment by AskingForAFriendRly in Android phones offered early US quake warning, beating iPhones to the punch | Google's earthquake detection network turns Android phones into seismometers, and it paid off yesterday. by chrisdh79

Stairwells are not good during an earthquake.

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AskingForAFriendRly t1_itv54c3 wrote

Best you can do in 10 sec. Structurally sound in comparison to the interior with no/few windows.

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NewDad907 t1_itxzbxn wrote

I’ve had firefighters literally come to our building and describe how the stairs collapse inside the stairwell shafts, crushing and killing people.

I live in Alaska where earthquakes are a part of life.

Find an interior door and stand in the door frame.

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