great central us shakeout http://kbia.org en Earthquake drill shakes things up http://kbia.org/post/earthquake-drill-shakes-things This morning, residents of Missouri, Illinois, and seven other Central U.S. states participated in an earthquake preparedness drill.<p>The annual event is known as the <a href="http://www.shakeout.org/centralus/">Great Central U.S. ShakeOut</a>. This year, close to three million people registered to participate.<p>Steve Besemer is the Earthquake Program Manager at the <a href="http://sema.dps.mo.gov/earthquake_preparedness/earthquake_preparedness.asp">Missouri State Emergency Management Agency</a>. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:20:05 +0000 Véronique LaCapra 28567 at http://kbia.org Earthquake drill shakes things up Millions practice earthquake safety in the Great Central US Shakeout http://kbia.org/post/millions-practice-earthquake-safety-great-central-us-shakeout <p>The two-hundredth anniversary of the New Madrid earthquake was recently. The Great Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium is not waiting around for it to happen again. The group is helping set up region-wide readiness programs.</p><p> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:13:44 +0000 Brian Pepoon 8010 at http://kbia.org Millions practice earthquake safety in the Great Central US Shakeout