Things That Go “Bump” in the Night-Earthquake Hits Santa Cruz

About this episode

The episode discusses a recent small earthquake in Santa Cruz and emphasizes the importance of preparedness.

A relatively small earthquake like the one that recently woke up residents from sleep can be a wake-up call for preparedness. Got your go bag ready? This piece was reported by Daymia Rousseau, KSQD’s Humanities intern from UCSC. Transcript: Hello, I’m Daymia Rousseau, a UCSC Intern reporting for KSQD. Even though Earthquake tremors are constant […]

Topics covered

• earthquake
• preparedness
• Santa Cruz
• community safety
• residents
• UCSC

Keywords

• earthquake
• Santa Cruz
• preparedness
• go bag
• tremors
• residents
• UCSC
• Daymia Rousseau

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UCSC

Places: Santa Cruz

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