The Great California ShakeOut of 2024 took place Thursday, Oct. 17 at 10:17 a.m. The ShakeOut is a statewide earthquake preparedness drill. The drill took place at government offices, businesses and ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW -- Scientists with the United States Geological Survey say the annual Great Shakeout drill serves as an important reminder about the need to be prepared for a major earthquake at all ...

Thursday is International ShakeOut Day, a time when Californians and people across the globe can practice what to do in the event of a major earthquake. Here's what to know about the event, from when ...

“While some areas of California are more likely to have earthquakes than others, all of California is at higher risk compared to the rest of the country,” said the official Great California Shakeout ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Nearly a million San Diego County residents will participate Thursday in this year's Great California ShakeOut, the statewide earthquake preparedness drill, now in its 17th ...

Tim Fang is a digital producer at CBS Bay Area. A Bay Area native, Tim has been a part of the CBS Bay Area newsroom for more than two decades and joined the digital staff in 2006. A small earthquake ...

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 ...

Nearly 1 million people in government offices, businesses and schools throughout San Diego County will stop everything for a minute Thursday to “drop, cover and hold on” during a statewide earthquake ...

People in schools and offices across the Bay Area will have a chance to practice their earthquake response Thursday morning as part of the "Great California ShakeOut." Millions of Californians are ...