We all must better prepare ourselves for major earthquakes, and practice how to protect ourselves when they happen. The purpose of the ShakeOut is to help people and organizations do both.

The ShakeOut is made possible by generous support of several sponsors, committed organizers from many organizations, the encouragement of many others, and people across the globe that share the ShakeOut locally.

National Sponsors

Federal Emergency Management Agency

United States Geological Survey

National Science Foundation

Each ShakeOut region may have additional or different sponsors.

National Partners:

Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills are organized in each Official ShakeOut Region by a wide range of local and national partners (see menu above).

The Southern California Earthquake Center, an earthquake science and education center headquartered at the University of Southern California oversees global coordination and manages all ShakeOut websites (except in Japan).

Federal Emergency Management Agency

United States Geological Survey

National Science Foundation

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program

Earthquake Country Alliance (Created ShakeOut in Southern California in 2008, and coordiantes California participation and global messaging)

Central United States Earthquake Consortium (Coordinates Central U.S. and SouthEast ShakeOut regions)

Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)