Enough time for that surgeon to pull the scalpel out of your brain. Before the room starts jumping like a bounce house.
From the article:
Hospitals in California are testing audible notifications, broadcast from fire alarm equipment, so staff can take steps such as having surgeons engaged in operations removing scalpels from patients.
Condominium towers testing the system have been similarly rewired to give residents time to drop, cover and hold on before shaking arrives.
Some office buildings have also been wired to automatically bring elevators to the nearest floor, preventing people from being trapped after an earthquake.
Yes - lots of stuff like that. I keep thinking that I should put an automatic gas shut-off valve on my house. It will turn it off when the P-wave hits. The destructive S-waves come in a second or two later.
Or a mechanic to slide out from under a car. Or to run out from under an overpass, or hit the E-stop on a dangerous piece of machinery. Etc., etc.
I grant you that. And also the chance for a pilot to abort a landing.
I grant you that. And also the chance for a pilot to abort a landing.