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Shaking Out in Oregon: The Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill

Join us for a seismic experience in Oregon! Get ready for the annual earthquake drill and learn how to stay safe during earthquakes and tsunamis. Register now at ShakeOut.org for the event happening on October 15, 2015, at 10:15 am. Discover the benefits of participating, preparedness messages, and the importance of earthquake education through the Earthquake Country Alliance. Engage in citizen science with the Quake Catcher Network and help improve seismic observations. Let's work together to promote preparedness, mitigation, and resilience in the face of natural disasters.

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Shaking Out in Oregon: The Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill

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  1. Shaking Out in Oregon!Robert de GrootDirector for Education, Experiential Learning, & Career Advancement Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Cascadia EarthScope Earthquake and Tsunami Education Program 10 – 13 August 2015 – Charleston, ORdegroot@usc.edu

  2. What is the ShakeOut? Register today at ShakeOut.org! The Great ShakeOut is the annual earthquake drill on the third Thursday of October Millions of people practice…

  3. Earthquake Country Alliance The ECA is a public-private partnership of people, organizations, and regional alliances, founded in 2003in Southern California and expanded in 2009. Each regional alliance conducts its own activities and collaborates with the others Statewide committees determine long-range plans, sector-based needs, and develop resources

  4. Nationwide and International (Official ShakeOut Regions also include British Columbia, Quebec, Japan, New Zealand, & Italy, with additional participation each year in more than 15 other countries)

  5. Oregon total registrations as of 8/9 = 202,286 • Curry County = 323 • Coos County = 507 • Douglas County = 2,730 • Register today at ShakeOut.org • October 15, 2015 @ 10:15 am

  6. Key ShakeOut Preparedness Messages At home, work, and school: • Consider what would happen in a bigearthquake and what you can do now to reduce damage and recover quickly. • Practice “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” • Secure Your Space • Top heavy furniture • Water heaters • TVs & electronics • Vulnerable structures • Etc. • Store More Water • 1 gallon (4 L) per person per day for at least3 days and ideally for 2 weeks • Have a Fire Extinguisher(s) • Everyone must know proper use

  7. Benefits of Participating

  8. ShakeOut.org/resources

  9. All U.S. ocean coasts can be impacted by tsunamis. Some areas have more risk than others. Over the past 150 years, destructive and deadly tsunamis have struck Hawaii, Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Do you know your Zone? http://www.tsunamizone.org/

  10. Why the ShakeOut Works • Using Research-Based Strategies to Encourage Sustainability: • Everybody participates on the Same Day at the Same Time • I see someone like me doing it, maybe I should do it too. • Have people take ownership of the idea (i.e. convince them it was their idea to participate). • Hearing a consistent message many times over a long long time (BPS) across many contexts contributes to credibility (e.g. Roots). It avoids giving people an “out.”

  11. Earthquake Education and Public Information Center (EPIcenter) Network • EPIcenters include a variety of public venues such as museums, science centers, libraries, aquaria, park visitor centers, and universities • Share a commitment to demonstrating and encouraging earthquake and tsunami preparedness • Help coordinate activities in their region (including the ShakeOut), lead presentations or organize events in their communities, or in other ways demonstrate leadership in earthquake and tsunami education and risk reduction. www.earthquakecountry.org/EPIcenter

  12. Citizen Scientist! Quake Catcher Network: Increase the density of seismic observations to better detect earthquakes and mitigate hazard: • New sensor technology • Distributed sensing techniques • Community participation • An opportunity to engage NGSS Did You Feel It? Tap the abundant information available about earthquakes from the people who actually experience them.

  13. Working Together to Promote and Improve Preparedness, Mitigation, and Resilience The Great ShakeOut

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