Seismic Safety Content

WarnMe Test To Include Earthquake Drill Oct. 16

Julia Ann Easley — October 06, 2025 - 9:52pm

Wanna shake things up some? You can experience a simulated 7.0 magnitude earthquake before the campus tests its WarnMe emergency alerting system during the Great California ShakeOut next week.

The California Office of Emergency Services, or Cal OES, will bring its shake trailer to the West Quad on Monday, Oct. 13, on its tour to promote earthquake safety and the ShakeOut drill coming up at 10:16 a.m. on Oct. 16.

Bring in the Reinforcements

Dave Jones — June 01, 2021 - 8:06am

When he lived in Tokyo, Bill Starr became familiar with working through an earthquake.

“If it got bad enough, you’d climb under the table — and then get back up and finish your meeting,” he said.

Seismic Safety: Progress All Over Campus

Dave Jones — September 17, 2019 - 10:51am

Kelly Ratliff, vice chancellor of Facilities, Operations and Administration, issued the following letter today (Sept. 17):

To the Campus Community,

You may have heard by now about the work being undertaken by the UC system, including ɫ��ɫ, to evaluate all buildings on the campuses and complete all retrofitting to meet current seismic safety standards by 2030.