After the earthquake, the teachers and students of Yancheng No.1 Primary School completed the evacuation in 3 minutes and 09 seconds. Principal： They rehearse every month.

　　According to the China Seismological Network, at 13: 54 on November 17, an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred in the sea area of Dafeng District, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, with a focal depth of 17 kilometers and a epicenter about 45 kilometers away from the coastline.

　　The official WeChat account of Jianjun Road Primary School in Yancheng revealed that the floor was slightly shaken when the earthquake occurred, and all the teachers in the class responded quickly and issued instructions. It took only 3 minutes and 09 seconds for more than 1,600 teachers and students to get from the classroom to the playground.

　　Xu Hongfei, the headmaster, told The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) that he was in his office when the earthquake happened, and all classes were preparing for the first class in the afternoon. After feeling the floor shaking, Xu Hong flew out of the office. "I found that each class was evacuated in an orderly manner under the guidance of the teacher for the first time. It took a little more than 3 minutes, and more than 1,600 teachers and students had been evacuated to the playground." He said.

　　After the evacuation was completed, Xu Hongfei made a few simple remarks to appease the students’ emotions. After a class, teachers and students return to the classroom.

　　According to Xu Hongfei, in recent years, the school has organized an emergency evacuation drill with the participation of all teachers and students every month. The time is not fixed, and it is arranged according to the course situation. The drills mainly simulate emergencies such as earthquakes and fires. For example, in an earthquake, teachers and students are required to hold their heads and evacuate, while in a fire, they should bend over and cover their noses and mouths.

　　Xu Hongfei said that the school had asked the fire department for guidance, and then spontaneously organized evacuation drills and trained teachers, such as how to guide students to evacuate in an orderly manner in case of emergencies.

　　According to the news on the afternoon of 17th of WeChat published by Yancheng Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, after preliminary verification, no casualties and property losses caused by the earthquake have been found in coastal towns, parks, enterprises, offshore wind power facilities and fishing boats.