Knowledge on how to reduce earthquake risk cannot be over emphasized.  The importance of that knowledge is constant at any level - individual, household, community, local and national government, regional and global - because when lives and properties are at stake, the impact of a catastrophic event such as an earthquake can undermine society's gains today and cast a shadow over humanity's future.

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Start educating yourself now. Join local, national, regional and global campaigns on disaster risk reduction.

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We can't prevent earthquakes but we can minimize fatalities and injuries with the right and scientific knowledge.