Sixty million people worldwide registered for today’s International ShakeOut Day coordinated earthquake drill, including about 19 million people within the United States and its territories. Most ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- People in government offices, businesses and schools throughout Southern California stopped everything for a minute Thursday to "drop, cover and hold on" during a statewide ...

First-grade students take cover underneath their desks during the 'Great California Shakeout' at Santa Monica Alternative School House (SMASH) on Thursday. The fifth annual earthquake drill is ...

The annual "Great ShakeOut" earthquake drill took place earlier today, Oct. 16. The minute-long drill at 10:16 a.m. local time encouraged folks to practice and prepare for the proper response to an ...

When some 10.4 million Californians “drop, cover and hold on” Thursday morning, the ground may not be shaking. But the drill will help ensure that participants are prepared for the next big earthquake ...

Ready to participate in the Great Shakeout on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 10:16 a.m.? More than 1.5 million people in Washington have already registered to do so. You can join the fun drill by going to the ...

As part of a worldwide effort, the annual Great Oregon ShakeOut took place Thursday morning to encourage people to focus on earthquake preparedness. The ShakeOut occurs on the third Thursday of ...

More than 120 tsunami sirens will sound statewide for testing, and at the same time, an earthquake drill will occur at 10:17 a.m. Oct. 17 at participating schools, businesses and homes. The Great ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Thursday morning, more than 900,000 Utahns practiced "drop, cover and hold on," protocols as they participated in an annual earthquake drill. While most people participated in the ...

The City of Malibu will join millions of people in Southern California and around the world to “Drop, Cover and Hold On” for the Great ShakeOut, the world’s largest simultaneous earthquake ...

A major earthquake hasn't struck any of California's biggest cities in more than three decades, but experts and officials say the so-called "Big One" is a matter of when, not if. And the risk is far ...