Great California ShakeOut News

Great California Shakeout on 30th Anniversary of Massive Loma Prieta Quake

Millions of Californians are expected to practice how to dropping, covering and holding on when the ground shakes during the Great California ShakeOut on Thursday at 10:17 a.m. The annual earthquake drill will coincide with the 30th anniversary of the …

‘Big One’ Looms in Minds of Experts Before California ShakeOut

A day before more than 9 million people in California took part in a massive nationwide earthquake drill on Thursday, U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Lucy Jones stood in a room full of risk professionals in the San Fernando Valley and …

California ShakeOut Registers 8 Million-plus

The Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill has amassed over over 8 million participants, according to its organizers. The event, set for Oct. 20 at 10:20 a.m., has surpassed the 2010 record of 7.9 million registrants, organizers said. “This is now …