Jan 17th, 2019, marks 25 years since a deadly earthquake struck Southern California’s densely populated San Fernando Valley.
At 4:31 a.m, a hidden fault lurking under the city’s San Fernando Valley neighborhoods unleashed a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that shattered buildings, broke water mains and ignited fires. According to the Earthquake Country Alliance, the ground shook horizontally and vertically for up to 10 seconds, and affected an area 30 miles (48 kilometers) in diameter around Los Angeles’ Northridge neighborhood. Some felt it in Las Vegas. The resulting devastation included at least 57 lives lost, some 9,000 people injured and as much as $40 billion in damages.
The widespread damage to buildings, freeways and infrastructure made the Northridge quake the costliest U.S. disaster at the time.
The Great Shakeout is an organized annual public earthquake DRILL – not a real earthquake.
The event typically takes place on the 3rd Thursday in October of each year.
The 2020 ShakeOut drill is scheduled for Thursday October 15th, 2020 – at 10:15 AM
Get a quick introduction to the Great California Shakeout Drill right here.
Everyone – everywhere on the planet – should know how to protect themselves during earthquakes. Even if earthquakes are rare where you live, they may happen where you or your family travel. Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills are an annual opportunity for people in homes, schools, and organizations to practice what to do during earthquakes, and to improve preparedness. The ShakeOut began in California and has also been organized in many other states and countries. Official ShakeOut Regions require significant local or regional coordination, typically by an emergency management agency or an alliance of many organizations. If you are interested in establishing a ShakeOut drill for your region please visit shakeout.org. If your state, province, or country is not yet participating you can register yourself or your organization as part of the global participation total.
Many areas of the globe are prone to earthquakes. You could be anywhere when an earthquake strikes: at home, at work, at school or even on vacation. Are you prepared to survive and to recover quickly? Great ShakeOut earthquake drills are an opportunity to practice how to be safer during earthquakes: “Drop, Cover and Hold On”. ShakeOut also has been organized to encourage you, your community, your school, or your organization to update emergency plans and supplies, and to secure your space in order to prevent damage and injuries.
How to participate and prepare
There are many ways for individuals, businesses, schools, faith-based organizations, community groups, government agencies, and others to participate in the ShakeOut, to get prepared for earthquakes, and to share what you’re doing with others so they can do the same. Scroll down for basic instructions on how to plan your drill and get prepared. Select from the following list to download flyers with customized ideas for what you or your organization can do:
Consider what may happen when an earthquake shakes your area. Plan what you will do now to prepare, so that when it happens you will be able to protect yourself and then recover quickly. See this page for what to do if you have a disability or an activity limitation. Talk to other people or organizations about what they have done, and encourage them to join you in getting more prepared. Display posters around your community, classroom, or office space and provide flyers for further information.
Everyone – everywhere on the planet – should know how to protect themselves during earthquakes. Even if earthquakes are rare where you live, they may happen where you or your family travel. Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills are an annual opportunity for people in homes, schools, and organizations to practice what to do during earthquakes, and to improve preparedness.
It may surprise you to know even moderate earthquake can leave you shaken and unclear about what to do. It’s important to have a clear and orderly list to help collect yourself and stay on track for a speedy recovery. A little common sense and some dedicated thought can go a long in way in having you prepared with some minimal effort. There is no reason to find yourself without a few days of water when you could have stashed a few gallons away. The 7 Steps to Earthquake Safety are laid out to inspire thought toward a minimal amount of preparedness.
As a resident of one of the many unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you are an important part of emergency planning and preparedness. Unincorporated areas are not part of any city and are governed by the five-member Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles. The Board acts as your “city council” and is responsible for establishing policies and regulations that affect you and your neighborhood. The Board also governs the County Departments that provide services in your area including recreation, solid waste, planning, law enforcement, fire fighting, and social programs. The County is your first responder to disasters such as flood, fire, earthquake, civil unrest, tsunami, and terrorist attacks
This Guide will help you to better prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters that face Los Angeles County. Our goal is to provide tips that assist you to be self-suf cient after a disaster. In addition to this Guide, we recommend that you increase your awareness of emergency situations and the skills you need to prepare your family, neighbors and your community. Become Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) quali ed and join a local CERT Disaster Response Team. CERT Teams strengthen the ability of our communities to quickly recover after major disasters.
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