earthquake preparedness drill News

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 …

State and local emergency officials are holding a drill this week to test their response to a catastrophic earthquake in Tennessee. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency says the drill began Monday morning with a simulated 7.7 magnitude earthquake in the …