The drill is part of preparing students in the event of an earthquake. While we may not associate earthquakes with the Midwest, “ShakeOut.org” says earthquakes have been noted in Missouri as ...

Christine MacDonald’s 22 first-graders sat quietly listening to her read from “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” when several low-pitched beeps sounded over the ...

MILLBRAE, Calif. - Today marks the Great California Shake-Out. At 10:19 a.m., residents across California, Oregon, and Washington actively participated in an earthquake drill.

Organized by the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, the drill promotes earthquake preparedness. Every year at 10:19 a.m. on Oct. 19, a one minute drill commences, where participants "drop ...

Don’t be alarmed: Tsunami siren in Everett is part of Great ShakeOut. Since 2008, the international drill has aimed to prepare people for a real major earthquake.

This week, nearly 3 million people across 11 states are gearing up for the Great Central U.S. Shakeout, a massive earthquake drill to commemorate the 200th anniversary later this year of a series ...

No earthquake shook Montana on Wednesday. That’s more unusual than you might think. Rarely does a day go by without some rumble somewhere, almost always of a mild magnitude under 3.0. At 10:22 a ...

Maybe a fire drill. Maybe an earthquake drill. Maybe a lockdown. But not all at once. “We have a different drill about every month, grandpa,” said the older of the two, who is headed to fourth ...