"Millions of people who have the My Shake app on their phones also will get an alert Thursday at 10:16 a.m. saying the system is being tested. In the Bay Area, BART plans to automatically slow down its trains and have them come to a brief stop, as the system is programmed to do during significant earthquakes. Events will be held at Oakland City Hall, the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, and other locations."
"They will be told to drop, cover and hold on and will receive tips and other information about how to be safe when the next major earthquake occurs. It's an important chance for everyone, everywhere, once a year to practice earthquake safety to learn what do and know what to do, said Mark Benthien, director of public education at the Statewide California Earthquake Center at the University of Southern California."
The Great California ShakeOut is a one-minute drill scheduled statewide at 10:16 a.m. in which participants drop, cover and hold on to simulate a major earthquake. More than 9,000 schools, businesses, churches, hospitals and other facilities representing 10.3 million Californians have signed up to participate. Millions of My Shake app users will receive a test alert at 10:16 a.m. BART will automatically slow and briefly stop trains during the drill as programmed for significant earthquakes. Events are planned at Oakland City Hall, the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose and other locations. The exercise began in 2008 as a 7.8 simulation and is sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey, the California Office of Emergency Services and other organizations. Cal OES is touring the state with an earthquake simulator trailer that recreates shaking up to magnitude 7.0 and has appeared at multiple sites.
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