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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.
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.
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.
Southern Californians will prepare for the next big earthquake when they practice how to “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” during the annual Great ShakeOut.
The Statewide California Earthquake Center (SCEC) is a collaboration of more than 1,000 scientists across 100 research institutions focused primarily on conducting research on earthquakes in Southern California and elsewhere by gathering data, conducting theoretical studies, and performing computer simulations; integrate information into a comprehensive, physics-based understanding of ...
Dr Lucy Jones in 1994. Lucile M. Jones (born 1955) is an American seismologist and public voice for earthquake science and earthquake safety in California. [1] One of the foremost and trusted public authorities on earthquakes, [2] Jones is viewed by many in Southern California as "the Beyoncé of earthquakes" who is frequently called upon to provide information on recent earthquakes.
All of this comes as the state prepares for the annual Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill on Oct. 17. People can sign up to participate in the drill, which starts at 10:17 a.m., ...
Residents clean up in the Van Nuys neighborhood following the 1994 Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles on January 17, 1994. - Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images