Hi, everyone! My name is Anel, I'm from Mexico, living in Mexico city, if they've been watching the news a few hours ago we had a strong earthquake. The epicenter was in the state of Guerrero a lot hundred miles from where I live. Although in some ways we are accustomed to feel earthquakes (some stronger than others ) never know when they will occur, whether they will occur in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening or even late at night when everyone is sleeping, we are never prepared at 100%, but living in an area where earthquakes are frequent , most people know what to do when they occur, the first and most important despite feel the fear is to stay calm, If possible, leave the place where we are and we go to a safe area, if you can't leave the place take shelter under a sturdy desk, stand next to a column or in safe areas inside the building until you pass the earthquake, after the earthquake leave the building and wait for instructions until civil protection city check if the building is safe to re-enter, to know which areas are safe , there are evacuation drill that are made in my city especially in large buildings and schools to prevent further disasters. In my house with my family for a long time we have a plan to be better prepared when earthquakes occur , we have a small suitcase containing a first aid kit , emergency phones a radio batteries and flashlights. I think despite being very small things are very important things that most times do not take into account and there is in most of the houses because we think it will never happen nothing in the place where we live, I think it 's better to be prepared for what might happen. Listening to the news on radio city , there was no human loss and no significant damage but if there were some cases of fainting and nervous breakdowns who were treated by medical services. There were other threats such as damage to some older buildings, falling fences, loss of phone service, and for a few hours there was no electricity in the area where I live. I was while waiting for electricity to be restored was while writting this I can't very fast write English , I'm a beginner , I have still to look in the dictionary words unknown to me , I hope you can correct me on my mistakes and get better every day . I know there are many people here who have been in an earthquake or other natural phenomena but they just wanted to share my experience today , thank you very much for your attention! ^^