Saturday, October 22, 2011

The Washington Post - San Francisco earthquakes jolt city 22 years after the deadly Loma Prieta quake
The Washington Post reports: "Twenty-two years almost to the day after the terrifying Loma Prieta earthquake, two quakes jolted the San Francisco Bay area again, the first a magnitude 4.0 and the second a 3.9, both hitting not far from the University of California at Berkeley campus."

My Way News - California stages massive earthquake drop drill
My Way News reports: "Californians ducked under desks and tables in schools, offices and businesses Thursday in an annual earthquake preparedness drill. Organizers said more than 8 1/2 million people signed up to participate in the 2011 Great California ShakeOut. The majority practiced the "drop, cover and hold on" technique recommended during actual shaking."

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