Drop, cover and hold on – the annual Great Washington ShakeOut is happening Thursday, Oct. 19.
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake devastated Marrakech, Morocco over the weekend—and Western Washington is no stranger to these seismological events. FOX 13 Meteorologist Abby Acone is joined by Dr. Harold Tobin discussing if we may see a similar earthquake in the coming years.At 10:19 a.m., hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians will join in on
During the Great Washington ShakeOut, a test will go out to those who downloaded the free MyShake Earthquake Early Warning App on their phones, which is free. The alert system can provide a few seconds of warning before an actual earthquake hits. The City of Seattle is in a race against time when it comes to earthquakes and old buildings that don’t meet modern standards to withstand them.
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