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Learn how to survive and mitigate the effects of earthquakes with various measures, such as building design, food and water storage, and emergency plans. Find out the different levels and types of preparedness for individuals, families, communities, and businesses.
The first drill, known as The Great Southern California ShakeOut, took place on November 13, 2008, [2] was the largest earthquake drill in U.S. history up until that time, and involved 5.3 million participants. [3] The Earthquake Country Alliance organized the Great Southern California ShakeOut.
Earthquake scenario is a planning tool to determine the appropriate emergency responses or building systems in areas exposed to earthquake hazards. It uses the basics of seismic hazard studies, but usually places a set earthquake on a specific fault, most likely near a high-population area.
Up and down the U.S. West Coast, the ShakeOut drill began at 10:19 a.m. PDT with a test alert from the region's ShakeAlert earthquake warning system that popped onto cellphone screens.
A fourth grader looks over emergency information before an annual earthquake drill, the Great ShakeOut, at Genesee Hill Elementary School Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Seattle.
Every year tens of millions of people take part in a massive earthquake drill called the Great ShakeOut, which teaches people what to do and how to respond in case of a ground-rattling temblor.
Learn how earthquake simulations are performed to study the effects of earthquakes on man-made and natural structures. Find out about physical and computational methods, such as shake-table testing and dynamic analysis.
Cathedral City High students are set to apply their medical training in Thursday's Great ShakeOut earthquake drill.