Table 7 People’s agreement or disagreement about additional information that could be included in an EEW alert.

From: Earthquake early warning in Aotearoa New Zealand: a survey of public perspectives to guide warning system development

 

Strongly disagree

(%)

Disagree

(%)

Neutral

(%)

Agree

(%)

Strongly agree

(%)

N

Guidance on what action to take, e.g. ‘prepare for strong shaking’ or ‘drop, cover and hold'

2

5

12

39

42

2593

A message that provides reassurance e.g. ‘stay calm'

8

15

35

25

18

2544

A countdown timer showing the number of seconds left until shaking arrives in your location

7

10

17

32

33

2574

Potential impacts from the shaking (e.g. ‘Items could fall’, ‘Furniture might move’)

5

12

23

38

23

2552

Information on additional geo-hazards that might occur (e.g. tsunami, landslides, etc.)

2

3

9

31

56

2587

Further information about the earthquake that has occurred (e.g. location, magnitude)

2

4

13

37

45

2582

A link to further information on what to do after the shaking has stopped

2

5

21

40

32

2567

Other (please specify)

3

3

62

13

19

418