Get ready to drop, cover and hold for the statewide earthquake drill
PORTLAND, Ore. - A statewide earthquake drill called the Great Oregon ShakeOut is coming up in a couple of weeks.
Experts predict that Oregon could have a large seismic event in the coming years and the idea is to make sure folks know what to do if the big one does come.
"You may only have seconds to protect yourself in an earthquake so we need to be ready," Althea Rizzo, Geologic Hazards Program Coordinator at Oregon Emergency Management, said in a news release.
We recently had a minor seismic event - in early September, a 3.5-magnitude earthquake rattled some of Portland's suburbs. The earthquake was felt in Lake Oswego, Wilsonville, Tualatin, West Linn and several other areas. The epicenter of the earthquake was not far from the infamous Spring Break Quake of 1993 that registered a 5.6 magnitude.
The drill is scheduled for 10:18 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18. So far, more than 80,000 people across the state have registered to take part in schools, businesses and at home.
If I were to do that at work during a ginormous earthquake, my desk would protect me all the way to the ground as my very tall work building collapsed and buried everyone inside it. I feel so safe now.
Looks like the guy is bracing for another four years of Barry..... either that or a visit from Sam Adams...  :)
Why is there a need to register? Why not just publicly advertise the supposed correct actions to take?
 @Gleeker So they know which houses to come to and collect the booty.
 @Gleeker Maybe they do a reminder or send materials to you about preparedness?
 @Gleeker That's what I was wondering. Will they be sending their field agents to homes, schools, and businesses to make sure you are actually participating?
Interesting the pic shows someone getting under a desk. The latest earth quake training I had at work stated that is the last place you want to be as you will be crushed. Our training talked about finding a 'crush free zone' which is a pocket created by debris giving a person a place to be without being crushed.
 @doejane Hmmm... I've heard of Orange Crush, Grape Crush, and even Strawberry Crush, but I've never heard of People Crush. ;-)
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 @doejane I've been at Mt. Hood CC a few times during the earthquake drills, and they have us get under tables, desks, etc. as if we are protecting ourselves from falling debris.
Reminds me of the A-bomb drills in the 1950s at Bayshore Elementary in San Francisco. All of us kids wore ID bracelets, and we'd drop and cover under our desks. Quakes were a regular event, but no nuclear bombs . . . yet.
 @Chase Were the ID bracelets made of some high-temperature resistant material so they could identify your ashes afterward? LOL! It was funny how the "Duck & Cover" never seemed to take the actual blast into account. Vapor, anyone???
 @Chase My thought too. We went through that in grade school. Always thought it rather dumb. One whole wall of our classroom was glass.
Will this be a flash-mob event? What if the real one strikes at the same time? Will it affect only those registered to participate?
 @jpk So, you're saying, if we don't register, we won't get hit with an earthquake? Cool!! ;-)