KQED

Why Your Phone May Get a Loud Earthquake Test Alert Today — and How the MyShake App Works

The most widespread way is through Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), which sends loud alerts to all cellphones. If an ...

Was that an earthquake (drill)? It's the Great ShakeOut 2025.

The Great ShakeOut takes place on the third Thursday of every October. The event is part of a global earthquake drill.
University of California, Davis

WarnMe Test To Include Earthquake Drill Oct. 16

Wanna shake things up some? You can experience a simulated 7.0 magnitude earthquake before the campus tests its WarnMe ...
katu

Crews dig deep hole in Waterfront Park to put new Burnside Bridge design to the test

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Crews are finishing up digging a 125-foot hole to install a test foundation that they’ll use to test the earthquake-resistant Burnside Bridge design. Project officials say it’s ...
Medicine Buffalo

Media Advisory: Earthquake simulations to test masonry buildings common in NYC, nationwide

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Members of the news media are invited to the University at Buffalo North Campus on Friday, June 7, for a series of earthquake tests. Researchers will use a shake table – a large ...