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USA: the great California ShakeOut 2010

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2010 is the second year of the Great California ShakeOut, a drill designed to educate the public about how to protect themselves during a large earthquake, and how to get prepared. It will be the largest earthquake drill to ever take place in the United States.

ShakeOut began in 2008 as the Great Southern California ShakeOut. It was the largest earthquake drill in U.S. history at the time with a total of 5.4 million participants spanning eight counties in the southern part of the state.

For it's second year in 2009 the Great California ShakeOut expanded to include the entire state-- all 58 counties, divided into 11 areas. More than 6.9 million Californians participated, practicing Drop, Cover, and Hold On and other aspects of family, school, and organizational emergency plans.

Also, New Zealand's Great West Coast ShakeOut was the first test of the concept in another area.

The California ShakeOut 2010 will be on October 21st at 10:21 am.

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