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

If you hear your organization talking about the Great ShakeOut, it has nothing to do with Taylor Swift or Florence and the Machine. Instead, this international event promotes earthquake preparedness.

Millions of Californians have signed up to drop, cover and hold on Thursday for the Great California ShakeOut. The annual global earthquake safety drill is scheduled for 10:16 a.m. Thursday. More than ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s now a given that most every natural disaster, even in a location as remote as Nepal, will be captured by gripping amateur video. The challenge for the Smithsonian Channel was ...

A small earthquake jolted the East Bay Thursday morning, as people across the Bay Area were preparing for the annual Great ...