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Cody Coyote shows how to drop, cover, hold during a past Great ShakeOut earthquake drill.
October 8, 2025
Are you ready? Great ShakeOut earthquake drill on Oct. 16 will help you prepare

The annual international Great ShakeOut earthquake preparedness event and drill on Thursday, Oct. 16, (taking place on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus) is part of the effort to remind everyone to prepare and be ready — because, as geologists and public safety officials say, it’s not if, but when.