Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Ground shaking during a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on the southern San Andreas fault; red indicates areas of strongest ground shaking.


At 10 a.m. on November 13, Lanterman Regional Center joins millions of Southern Californians in the ShakeOut Drill, the largest earthquake preparedness activity in U.S. history!

The Great Southern California ShakeOut includes the ShakeOut Drill and other events to help us get ready for big earthquakes, and to prevent disasters from becoming catastrophes. Our Focus will be on adult clients living independently in Burbank, CA. This blog is updated with new details of the LRC Drill and activities related to our participation on November 13. The Great Southern California ShakeOut is based on a potential magnitude 7.8 earthquake on the southern San Andreas Fault— approximately 5,000 times larger than the magnitude 5.4 earthquake that shook southern California on July 29. It’s not a matter of if an earthquake of this size will happen—but when, and and it is possible that it will happen in our lifetime.