Public Information Resources

Selected publications, articles, and toolkits on social media and emergency management

• ShakeAlert Messaging Toolkits (U.S. Geological Survey) (the website includes Inclusive and Culturally Competent Messaging: A Best Practices Guide for ShakeAlert Partners & Earthquake Educators)

• Social Media Toolkits (Federal Emergency Management Agency) (including an earthquake-specific toolkit)

• Innovative Uses of Social Media in Emergency Management (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, September 2013)

• Social Media & Disaster Communications Checklist (Agility Recovery, 2013)

• U.S. Geological Survey social media accounts

• Wood, Michele, Dennis Mileti, et al. “Communicating actionable risk for terrorism and other hazards,” (April 2012).

• Comunello, Francesca and Simone Mulargia. “Social Media in Earthquake-Related Communication: Shake Network,” 2018. 

• Social Media Videos Show How People React During an Earthquake (Prevention Web, January 20, 2022)

• Amiresmaili, Mohammadreza, Farzaneh Zolala, et al. “The Role of Social Media in Earthquake: A Systematic Review,” April 15, 2021.