ShakeOut

Large TVs can easily tip or fall during an earthquake, causing costly damage and serious injury. #SecureYourSpace this New Year by using straps or a wall mount to keep yours in place. Save up to 30% on supplies through our partners: EarthquakeCountry.org/SecureNewYear

Learn facts that provide context in our Key Facts for the Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety document. The document is available to read in 16 languages! View the document at EarthquakeCountry.org/languages. #earthquake #emergencypreparedness

Protect collectibles, pottery, and lamps from becoming hazards! Use museum wax or Velcro pads to secure items on shelves and mantels this New Year. #SecureYourSpace to prevent damage and injury. Save up to 30% through our partners: EarthquakeCountry.org/SecureNewYear

During an earthquake, refrigerators can shift across the floor, tip over, or rupture gas and water lines. Anchor yours with appliance straps this New Year to #SecureYourSpace and stay safe. Save up to 30% on supplies through our partners: EarthquakeCountry.org/SecureNewYear

Is your water heater anchored? The New Year is a great time to #SecureYourSpace! In earthquakes, an unbraced tank can topple, rupture gas/water lines, and start a fire. Our partners are offering discount up to 30%: EarthquakeCountry.org/SecureNewYear

Start the year safer by securing your cabinets with fasteners. In earthquakes, cabinet doors can fly open and contents can fall out. Use fasteners to help keep doors shut and items in place. Our partners are offering discounts up to 30%: EarthquakeCountry.org/SecureNewYear

Have you secured tall furniture? #SecureYourSpace in the New Year! Tall bookcases and other top-heavy furniture can topple in earthquakes. Anchor them with fasteners to help prevent injuries and damage. Our partners are offering discounts up to 30%: EarthquakeCountry.org/SecureNewYear

Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The M6.7 quake beneath the San Fernando Valley became the costliest U.S. natural disaster until Hurricane Katrina (2005). Learn more: EarthquakeCountry.org/northridge/fac…

The New Year is a great time to #SecureYourSpace! Most injuries during earthquakes happen when objects topple or when cabinets open and contents spill. ECA has partnered with companies providing discounts of up to 30% on earthquake fasteners. Learn more: EarthquakeCountry.org/securenewyear.

Planning an earthquake drill later this year or already held one? You can still be part of the 2025 Great #ShakeOut count of participants. Register at ShakeOut.org/register so your activity is included.

Planning an earthquake drill later this year or already held one? You can still be part of the Great #ShakeOut count. Register at ShakeOut.org/register so your practice is included.

There are over 500 active faults in California, and most CA residents live within 30 miles of an active fault! Use @CalConservation's interactive Fault Activity Map to get a sense of your local earthquake risk: maps.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/fam/.

Step 7 of the Seven Steps to #Earthquake Safety, Reconnect and Restore, teaches us how to recover after an earthquake. People with medication can use these tips for making sure they stay healthy in the days and weeks following the event. Learn more at EarthquakeCountry.org/step7/.

Step 7 of the Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety is to Reconnect and Restore. Find out how to come together with friends, family, and neighbors to start the process of recovery at: earthquakecountry.org/step7/.

Step 7 of the Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety (Reconnect and Restore) recommends actions to take in the days that follow a big #earthquake. Your community can come together to start the process of #recovery. For more visit EarthquakeCountry.org/step7/.

ECA Bay Area Co-Chairs Ray Bonilla (@CityofHayward) and Dena Gunning (@centralcountyfd) at the 2025 Bay Area @ShakeOut drill and media event hosted by the City of @Oakland.

The 2025 Great @ShakeOut press conference at the @LACity Emergency Operations Center featured remarks from Los Angeles Mayor @KarenBass and leaders of @ECA, @LAFD, @ReadyLA, @Cal_OES, @SCEC, @RedCrossLA, and @ENLA_VOAD.

ShakeOut Global Coordinator Mark Benthien (@SCEC/@USC), was interviewed by @KTLA at the ShakeOut Drill held at the @LACity Emergency Operations, explaining to viewers how practicing Drop, Cover, and Hold On improves safety during earthquakes.

How was your ShakeOut? Although ShakeOut was yesterday, anyone can still hold an earthquake drill anytime of the year! Step 6: Improve safety after an earthquake, teaches us how to stay safe immediately after shaking. Learn more here: EarthquakeCountry.org/step6.

Our Roadrunners participated in the 2025 Great Texas ShakeOut today! Students practiced “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” as part of our statewide earthquake drill. @shakeout #greatshakeout #safetyfirst