Earthquake 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.

Breaking the Strongest Link Triggered Big Baja Earthquake

Katherine E Kerlin — February 15, 2016 - 12:59pm

A spate of major earthquakes on small faults could overturn traditional views about how earthquakes start, according to a study from researchers at the Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior in Ensenada, Mexico, and the ɫ��ɫ.

The study, published Feb. 15 in the journal Nature Geoscience, highlights the role of smaller faults in forecasting California’s risk of large earthquakes.