Giant Earthquake Drill Comes To Santa Monica: How To Participate

SANTA MONICA, CA — Get ready to drop, cover and hold on this Thursday on the state’s biggest earthquake preparedness day.

At 10:20 a.m., individuals, communities, families and all sorts of organizations will take part in the Great California ShakeOut, a giant earthquake preparation drill. Already, 9.4 million people in California and 43.9 million around the world have registered to participate.

During the drill, participants will practice the “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” protocol for an earthquake. Groups and individuals are also encouraged to review their emergency plans, work on securing their spaces, and review their earthquake insurance policies.

Shakeout.org provides a number of resources, including customized toolkits and PowerPoint presentations, and instructions for how to register your drill. Registered participants will receive resources on how to prepare, and be counted in the largest-ever earthquake drill.

The exercise comes every year to remind Californians of the precautionary measures necessary to protect themselves from a seismic event.

In Los Angeles County, more than 3.2 million people were registered to participate with dozens of agencies, businesses, schools and other groups on Thursday morning.

Here are some registered participating organizations in Los Angeles. Contact them if you would like to join in. See this page for a complete list of organizations participating in Los Angeles County.