Earthquake practice drills save lives and should be standard protocol for families at home, businesses and schools.

Over 50 million people worldwide have registered to participate in the earthquake drill, including over 353,000 people in the Willamette Valley.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — People ducked under desks and tables in California and other earthquake-prone areas around the world for an annual drill held Thursday to practice ways to stay safe ...

People ducked under desks and tables in California and around the world for an annual drill practicing ways to stay safe during earthquakes.

Think you know what a 7.0 earthquake feels like? Take a ride in a simulator. The 7.0 earthquake simulator will be available to San Diego County residents on the same day as the California Shakeout ...

The Great ShakeOut, which happens today, is an annual safety drill that began in earthquake-prone California and later expanded across the U.S. and overseas.

After the drill is complete, discussions are encouraged to incorporate these lessons into department or individual plans. Departments, staff, and faculty unable to participate in the drill are asked ...

Southern California stopped everything for a minute Thursday to "drop, cover and hold on" during a statewide earthquake preparedness drill.

Over four thousand people participated in a largest-scale earthquake drill in the center of Tokyo on Friday (August 26), simulating a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hitting the nation's capital.

The “Great California ShakeOut,” as the annual drill is called, takes place this year on the 35th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake, one of the deadliest and most destructive in the ...

COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) -As the northern Chilean city of Copiapo was preparing last week to hold earthquake drills, it was hit by a real-life one: a 6.4-magnitude quake that cut power to ...