Is ‘drop, cover and hold on’ an outdated earthquake safety plan? Earthquakes and schools, Part 4

A major earthquake could hit the Pacific Northwest at any moment. It’s not a matter of if, but when. And, with students back to school this fall, some in unreinforced, 100-year-old buildings, most ...
Homeland Security Today

WATCH: Seattle Kids Prepare for an 8.0 Earthquake in ‘The Big Shaker’ Simulator

Have you ever experienced an earthquake? Children and adults had the chance to experience what a magnitude 8.0 earthquake would feel like if it were to happen in Seattle. “The Big Shaker” is an ...
Save the Children

AFGHANISTAN EARTHQUAKE: Thousands of children in urgent need after villages cut off as death toll rises

KABUL (Sept. 2, 2025) – Thousands of children are in urgent need of food, water and shelter in eastern Afghanistan as teams battle against time to rescue injured people from mountainous and remote ...

What's the risk that the Berkeley earthquake was a foreshock for a bigger quake?

There is a small chance today's earthquake could be a precursor to a larger one. It already had one small aftershock, and ...