Over 21m Participants In Global Quake Drill

Now, earlier, the Bay Area Rapid Transit System just announced that it's observing the Great Shakeout Drill, where millions of people around the world practice drop, cover, and hold on, because you might only have a few seconds in case of an earthquake. This year, the International Shakeout Drill is held on October 19th at approximately 1019 a.m. Every year during this time, classrooms, employees, and organizations prepare for possible earthquakes, and specifically in California, part of the state rests on a major fault line, the San Andreas Fault. I think I got experience with earthquakes, but it's important to know how to do in that case. Do you know what to do in case of an earthquake? Yeah, I think the most important is to be in calm, and then don't run, and stay in a safety place. If an earthquake occurs, the U.S. Geological Survey says to stay indoors if you're indoors. Get under a table and hang onto it, drop, cover, and hold on, or move into a hallway or against an inside wall. Stay clear of windows, fireplaces, and heavy furniture or appliances. Get out of the kitchen, which is a dangerous place. When I was in school, they trained us to try to go to open areas or get under something that's hard. If outside, get into the open, away from buildings, power lines, or anything that can fall. If you are driving, carefully stop and move your car as far out of traffic as possible. Do not stop on or under a bridge or overpass, or under trees or light posts. The Great ShakeOut earthquake drill reported nearly 21 million participants in the global practice on Thursday. In Milpitas, California, David Lam, NTD News.