Earthquake Tabletop Exercises
Earthquakes create immediate and visible disruption, often without warning. What begins as a tremor quickly escalates into a full emergency. Power is lost, people may be injured, and the safety of the building becomes uncertain. In the moments that follow, organizations must respond quickly while dealing with confusion, stress, and incomplete information.
These earthquake tabletop exercises are designed to help organizations test how management will respond during and immediately after a seismic event. The focus is on leadership coordination, emergency response, evacuation decisions, and initial operational recovery as the situation unfolds.
What This Scenario Tests
- Leadership decision-making during a sudden, high-impact event
- Emergency response and life-safety coordination
- Shelter-in-place versus evacuation decision-making
- Employee accountability and missing persons tracking
- Internal and external communications during a crisis
- Initial operational recovery following facility disruption
Each exercise below applies this scenario to a specific industry context, helping teams evaluate how an earthquake would affect their people, facilities, responsibilities, and ability to continue operations.
Available Earthquake Tabletop Exercise Scenarios
The following exercises apply this scenario to different industries, helping organizations evaluate how an earthquake would affect their operations, responsibilities, and response priorities.
