There were a couple of recent threads in which people expressed concern about earthquakes & volcanoes. I've tracked down a couple of resources which folks may want to check out so that they can be prepared in the event of an earthquake.
Oodles of natural hazard info:
Volcanoes in New Zealand: GNS Science Limited
http://www.fema.gov/hazards/
Personal safety:
http://www.nzsee.org.nz/PUBS/eqinstructions.html
http://www.fema.gov/hazards/earthquakes/quakef.shtm
http://www.fema.gov/hazards/volcanoes/volcanof.shtm
Seismic saftey for buildings:
http://www.fema.gov/hazards/earthqua...p/seismic.shtm
For those of you who like to follow geological hazards in NZ:
http://www.govt.nz/record?tid=1&...;recordid=5436
There are all kinds of interesting sites out there. Check them out. Knowledge is power, and all that.
If you are in Wellington, go to Te Papa and check out the display they have of their foundation's "shock absorbers". Cool stuff.