Great ShakeOut News

Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill Happens Today

Since all 50 states and the District of Columbia face some earthquake risk, the Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill on October 18, 2018 at 10:18 a.m. is a good time to ensure home and business owners are prepared, according to the …

Great Shakeout to Prepare Millions of People for Earthquakes

More than 25 million people across the world are expected to “drop, cover and hold on” Thursday at 10:16 a.m. as they participate in the Great Shakeout, an annual earthquake preparedness drill. Most of the time, people have only seconds …

Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill Held Today

More than 18.6 million participants nationwide and across the globe are scheduled to take part in an earthquake drill today. The annual Great ShakeOut earthquake drill is scheduled to be held at 10:17 A.M. today. In California alone there are …

Tsunami Sirens to Be Part of Earthquake Drill

Tsunami sirens will blare on the Washington state coast for three minutes next week as part of a statewide earthquake drill. Officials with the state Military Department’s Emergency Management Division said Friday that the test will begin at 10:17 a.m. …