earthquake drill

October 14, 2015 | Maureen Chowdhury

MEMA Announces Annual Earthquake Drill

The Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is holding its annual “Great ShakeOut” Earthquake Drill on October 15 at 10:15 a.m. The event is self-led and open to the public. The drill covers proper earthquake preparedness and safety techniques. “Though Maryland doesn’t experience frequent high magnitude earthquakes, we have felt a couple in the last few […]

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October 18, 2012 | Staff Writer

ShakeOut Earthquake Drill

More than 13 million people nationwide are expected to participate in the Great ShakeOut  (www.shakeout.org) earthquake drill at 10:18 a.m. on Oct. 18. “Earthquakes occur all year long across our country – in a lot of places you wouldn’t expect,” said FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate. “For the Great ShakeOut, we’re asking everyone to take just a […]

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