The Great Shakeout This year’s Great Shakeout, an annual international earthquake preparedness drill, will happen throughout California today.

This hypothetical 'Big One' would cause roughly 1,800 deaths, 50,000 injuries, and $200 billion in damages, according to the Great California ShakeOut.

For example, the ShakeOut Scenario estimated that on the day of the quake, 1,600 fires will be large enough to warrant a 911 call.

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Mesa View Middle School joined other schools in California and across the country to participate in the Great ShakeOut in mid-October.

Sixteen years ago, the Great Shakeout became a worldwide event where millions of people took part in earthquake drills at work, school and home. Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones was at a recent Chamber of ...

Representatives from the California governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) toured three cities this week, with their mobile earthquake simulator in tow. One of the city stops they made was ...

SEATTLE — Residents, businesses and families in Western Washington are gearing up for the “Great Shakeout” drill Thursday to prepare for an earthquake scenario that could become a reality in ...

This Thursday, Oct. 17, California along with the rest of the United States and 51 other countries will participate in the Great ShakeOut. From its regionally modest beginnings in 2008 focused ...

The Great ShakeOut This year’s Great ShakeOut, an annual international earthquake preparedness drill, will happen throughout California at 10:17 a.m. on Thursday, October 17, the 35th anniversary of ...

A new simulation of the shaking from a magnitude 7.8 south San Andreas earthquake suggests that Los Angeles might avoid a worst-case scenario.