The state Department of Emergency Management also chose today for a statewide emergency preparedness day, encouraging schools, government offices and private businesses to hold an earthquake drill at ...

Washington residents will hear tsunami sirens and may receive earthquake alerts the week of Oct. 17 during The Great Shakeout international earthquake drill. Knowing how to be prepared for an ...

Thursday was the 'Great ShakeOut,' Washington's largest statewide earthquake drill and tsunami siren test. It was a time to assess where we stand as a state working to get ready for when disaster ...

More than 1 million Washingtonians participated in "The Great ShakeOut," the largest earthquake and tsunami drill in the world.

In Mexico, most earthquakes originate in the Pacific Ocean and as the sound of an alarm can travel faster than a seismic wave, it has given way to the development of an alert system in the centre of ...

Some High Desert residents were caught off guard Thursday morning by a widespread earthquake drill. As reported Wednesday in the Daily Press and at VVDailyPress.com, local government and school ...

At 10:17 a.m., millions will participate in earthquake drills at work, school, or even home.

Alarms rang and emergency workers led people away from public buildings and offices as Mexico City staged an earthquake drill on Tuesday. (AP Video: Martin Silva Rey) ...