Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Preschoolers take positions under a table during a simulated earthquake drill. The annual Great ShakeOut at 10:20 a.m. on Thursday ...

This story has been corrected. YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The “room” attached to the back of a Tokyo Fire Department truck began to shake violently as the occupants crouched beneath a flimsy table at ...

SAN DIEGO — People in government offices, businesses and schools throughout the county stopped everything for a minute Thursday to "drop, cover and hold on" during a statewide earthquake preparedness ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Drop, cover, and hold on!" In California, millions of people were told to pause classes, office work and whatever else they ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Millions of Californians are set to "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" on Thursday as part of the annual Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill, aimed at educating the public on ...

This Thursday, Oct. 17, California along with the rest of the United States and 51 other countries will participate in the Great ShakeOut. From its regionally modest beginnings in 2008 focused only on ...

The 2024 Great ShakeOut is in the books. If you, your family, school, workplace or other organization used Thursday to talk about preparedness or participated in the drill, pat yourself on the back.

If you hear your organization talking about the Great ShakeOut, it has nothing to do with Taylor Swift or Florence and the Machine. Instead, this international event promotes earthquake preparedness.

People across the Bay Area and beyond took some time Thursday to make sure they're prepared for the next big earthquake as part of the annual Great ShakeOut drill. At 10:20 a.m., people dropped what ...

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake seven miles in Alaska on Nov. 30, 2018, caused significant infrastructure damage in a number of areas. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Balinda O’Neal Dresel) ShakeOut ...