Veronica Cedillos, director of GeoHazards, and Gerardo Suarez, a geophysical engineer with the National University of Mexico, join us to debunk 13 myths about earthquakes and earthquake safety.

They tell us why a doorway isn't actually the safest place to take cover, how the "Triangle of Life" could actually put you in more danger, and why there's no such thing as earthquake weather. Will California really fall into the ocean? Can the Earth actually open up and swallow entire buildings? We get down to the bottom of these myths and more on this episode of Debunked.

00:00 Intro
00:38 Doorways are a safe place to take cover during an earthquake.
1:43 The "Triangle of Life" will save you.
2:28 Earthquake-proof buildings are indestructible.
3:27 Small earthquakes prevent big ones from happening.
4:40 We are overdue for a major earthquake.
5:25 You should always try to get outside.
6:08 The ground can open up during an earthquake.
6:58 In the US, a big enough earthquake on the West Coast could be felt on the East Coast.
8:00 We are able to predict earthquakes.
9:16 In tall buildings, it's always safer to be on a lower floor.
9:50 California will fall into the ocean.
10:25 There's such a thing as earthquake weather.
10:56 Bigger earthquakes happen under full moons.

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