The Great ShakeOut takes place on the third Thursday of every October. The event is part of a global earthquake drill.

A total of 980,458 participants were registered in San Diego to stop everything for a minute to "drop, cover and hold on" at ...

South Carolina is observing Earthquake Preparedness Week from October 12–18, 2025. The campaign highlights South Carolina’s ...

The Dominican Republic is on the northern edge of the Caribbean tectonic plate, bordering the North American one. This ...

Millions of Californians are set to "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" on Thursday as part of the annual Great California ShakeOut ...

The most widespread way is through Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), which sends loud alerts to all cellphones. If an ...

In the Bay Area, BART plans to automatically slow down its trains and have them come to a brief stop, as the system is ...

Oakland officials participated in "The Great California Shakeout" on Thursday morning and called on members of the public to ...

A big earthquake on the Hayward Fault could cause damage similar to deadly 1989 Loma Prieta quake, experts say. Thursday’s ...

Millions of residents, students and office workers in Los Angeles and Orange counties and across the state practiced their ...

The 36th Anniversary of the deadly Loma Prieta earthquake prompted public awareness messages about earthquake preparedness.

The Quezon City government is stepping up its disaster preparedness efforts as it aims to make them part of everyday ...