MEDIA ADVISORY: Worldwide Earthquake Drill Kick-Off at ShakeOut HQ at USC
October 16, 2012
Leaders of the
global earthquake drill will mark the beginning of the Great ShakeOut
as it starts in Guam and heads west around the world
WHEN: Wednesday, October 17 from 4 to 6 p.m. (PST)
WHERE: Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)
University of Southern California
Zumberge Hall of Science, room 169
3651 Trousdale Parkway
WHO: Mark Benthien, Director for Education and Outreach, SCEC
Global ShakeOut Coordinator
Exec. Dir., Earthquake Country Alliance
Delegation of researchers and safety leaders from Japan
Other ShakeOut Organizers
WHAT: Starting in Guam Oct. 18 at 10:18 a.m. Local time (which is 5:18 p.m. PST on Wednesday, Oct. 17) the 2012 Great ShakeOut earthquake drill will officially begin. Over the next 18 hours, more than 13 million people worldwide will "drop, cover and hold on" as it turns 10:18 a.m. in their cities.
At USC, home of the Southern California Earthquake Center-which is, in turn, the home of the Earthquake Country Alliance and the ShakeOut—organizers of the drill will host a kick-off event. A delegation of ShakeOut leaders from Japan, which suffered a 9.0 magnitude earthquake in March 2011, has traveled to USC to witness and participate in the event.
Members of the media are invited to observe the kick-off event. Reporters are asked to RSVP to Lance Webster at mediarelations@shakeout.org.
Contact: Lance Webster at (213) 321-2104 or mediarelations@shakeout.org
WHEN: Wednesday, October 17 from 4 to 6 p.m. (PST)
WHERE: Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)
University of Southern California
Zumberge Hall of Science, room 169
3651 Trousdale Parkway
WHO: Mark Benthien, Director for Education and Outreach, SCEC
Global ShakeOut Coordinator
Exec. Dir., Earthquake Country Alliance
Delegation of researchers and safety leaders from Japan
Other ShakeOut Organizers
WHAT: Starting in Guam Oct. 18 at 10:18 a.m. Local time (which is 5:18 p.m. PST on Wednesday, Oct. 17) the 2012 Great ShakeOut earthquake drill will officially begin. Over the next 18 hours, more than 13 million people worldwide will "drop, cover and hold on" as it turns 10:18 a.m. in their cities.
At USC, home of the Southern California Earthquake Center-which is, in turn, the home of the Earthquake Country Alliance and the ShakeOut—organizers of the drill will host a kick-off event. A delegation of ShakeOut leaders from Japan, which suffered a 9.0 magnitude earthquake in March 2011, has traveled to USC to witness and participate in the event.
Members of the media are invited to observe the kick-off event. Reporters are asked to RSVP to Lance Webster at mediarelations@shakeout.org.
Contact: Lance Webster at (213) 321-2104 or mediarelations@shakeout.org
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