The ground can shake so hard it makes buildings dance—and about half a million earthquakes rock our planet every year! Most are too tiny to feel, but the big ones can really move things around. These 16 free earthquake coloring pages turn all that energy into something fun and helpful for kids ages 2 to 12. Little ones can start with simple wavy lines and a smiling Earth with a worried face. Bigger kids can tackle city scenes, moving tectonic plates, and even learn how scientists measure quakes with a seismograph. You’ll also learn the most important safety rule: “Drop, Cover, and Hold On.” Everything is free to print, so grab your crayons and get ready to shake things up safely!
Free Printable Earthquake Coloring Pages
Start super easy and work your way up! Tiny artists love the big zigzag lines showing how earthquake energy travels, or the funny cartoon Earth with a little crack and a worried expression. When kids are ready for more, there are shaking houses, cracked streets, and bridges breaking apart—all with bold lines that are easy to color.
The Drop Cover Hold On Coloring Page is a must-try. It shows a happy kid doing the exact safety move everyone should know: drop to your knees, cover your head under a table, and hold on tight. It’s a fun way to practice being safe!
Older kids can tackle the cool science stuff—watch P-waves race ahead of S-waves, or see how giant plates push against each other deep underground. For action lovers, there’s a busy city scene with tall buildings swaying and cars bouncing everywhere. The rescue team page shows brave helpers with a search dog saving the day after a quake. Pick your favorite and start coloring!
Earthquake Wave Coloring Page
Big zigzag earthquake waves moving across the page.
Smiling Earth Crack Coloring Page
Cartoon Earth with a small crack and a funny worried face.
Shaking House Coloring Page
A cute small house shaking during an earthquake.
Tectonic Plate Arrows Coloring Page
Two large tectonic plates moving past each other horizontally.
Drop Cover Hold On Coloring Page
Happy kid doing drop, cover, and hold on under a table.
Cracked Street Coloring Page
Road with big cracks, tilted cars and street signs shaking.
Bridge Cracking Coloring Page
A bridge cracking in the middle during an earthquake.
Mountain Earthquake Coloring Page
A mountain shaking with rocks falling and trees tilting.
Family During Earthquake Coloring Page
A family standing together while the ground shakes.
Seismograph Recording Coloring Page
Seismograph machine drawing big earthquake spikes on paper.
Earthquake Kit Coloring Page
Backpack with water, flashlight, food and first aid items.
P-Waves and S-Waves Coloring Page
Simple diagram showing P-waves and S-waves through ground.
Three Safety Actions Coloring Page
Three panels showing drop, cover, hold on steps for kids.
City Earthquake Scene Coloring Page
Tall buildings shaking with cracks, cars bouncing, birds flying.
Tectonic Plates Moving Coloring Page
Earth's crust with two plates pushing and arrows showing motion.
Rescue Team Scene Coloring Page
Rescue workers helping after earthquake with truck and dog.
That’s all 16 earthquake pages—from simple waves to rescue heroes. Time for some extra fun!
Creative Earthquake Coloring Ideas
- Earthquake Drill Practice ⭐ INTERACTIVE – Before coloring the safety page, actually practice the three steps: Drop to your knees, Cover your head under a table, and Hold On tight. Then color the kid doing it exactly like you just did!
- Emergency Kit Hunt ⭐ INTERACTIVE – Before coloring the backpack page, walk around your house with a parent and find each item shown: water bottle, flashlight, first aid kit. Check off what you find, then color the page!
- Crack Maze Challenge – Turn the cracked street page into a maze! Use a pencil to draw a safe path from one side to the other without crossing any cracks. Then color your safe route in bright green.
- Rescue Dog Hero ⭐ INTERACTIVE – First bark like a rescue dog three times, then color the dog with a bright vest so everyone can spot the hero. Draw a speech bubble saying “I found you!”
- P-Wave vs S-Wave Race – P-waves travel faster than S-waves. Color the P-wave line red (fast = hot!) and the S-wave line blue (slower = cool). Write “1st” and “2nd” next to each wave.
- Before & After Bridge – Color the cracking bridge page, then flip your paper over and draw the same bridge fixed and strong again. You’re the engineer!
- Safety Poster Cut-Out – Color the three safety actions page (Drop, Cover, Hold On). Cut out the three panels and tape them somewhere you’ll see every day—your bedroom door or the fridge.
- Worried Earth Emotions – Color the smiling Earth with a crack. Then draw three tiny Earths in the corner showing different feelings: scared during the quake, calm after it stops, and happy with a little bandage on the crack.
- Wave Power Rainbow – Color the earthquake wave page with the craziest colors you can find. Make the zigzag lines look like rainbow lightning across the whole page!
- Seismograph Spikes – On the seismograph page, use a thick black marker to make the wavy lines look bigger and spikier. The bigger the spike, the stronger the earthquake!
- City Shake Sounds ⭐ INTERACTIVE – While coloring the city earthquake page, make your own earthquake sound effects out loud—rumble, crash, boom! Match your sounds to what you’re coloring.
- Family Meeting Spot – On the family page, draw a speech bubble for each person saying “Meet at the big tree!” Then draw the meeting spot in the corner of the page.
- Plate Push Colors – Color the two tectonic plates in different colors (one brown, one gray). Add extra arrows showing which direction each plate is moving.
- Mountain Rockfall – Add falling rocks around the mountain earthquake page using brown and gray crayons. Draw tiny helmets on anyone nearby to keep them safe!
Fun fact: Scientists in China invented the first earthquake detector almost 2,000 years ago. It had dragon heads that dropped bronze balls to show which direction the earthquake came from!
