Overview
- The one-minute drill took place at 10:16 a.m., with schools, transit systems and workplaces practicing the “Drop, Cover and Hold On” protocol.
- Registrations topped 10.3 million statewide, including about 3.4 million in Los Angeles County, 850,000 in Orange County and 980,458 in San Diego County.
- A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck about a mile east of Berkeley at 9:23 a.m., producing weak to light shaking, according to U.S. Geological Survey community reports.
- California promoted its Earthquake Early Warning system and the MyShake app, which has more than 4 million downloads and can provide up to roughly 30 seconds of advance notice for qualifying quakes.
- CalOES capped a statewide outreach tour with an earthquake simulator in San Diego, as officials urged securing heavy items and keeping a 72-hour kit while planning for a modeled 7.8 San Andreas event that USGS says could cause about 1,800 deaths and over $200 billion in damage.