Good question, Jane. It's an earthquake. Now that you live in an area that is prone to earthquake, you should know what to do when there's an earthquake
The first thing that you should do to protect yourself from an earthquake is to DROP or get on the ground
Next is to look for things that could cover you. I prefer table in doing so.
The next two steps are COVER and HOLD which means that you should find something solid to hide under and hold onto something stable
After the shaking have stop. proceed to get the emergency supplies and proceed to the evacuation center.