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•  The Great California SHAKEOUT 2009: Mark Your Calendar! This year's ShakeOut drill will be statewide on October 15th! Keep checking is Shakeout website which is updated each week. http://www.shakeout.org/

•  The Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW) is a coalition of private and public representatives working together to improve the ability of Cascadia Region communities to reduce the effects of earthquake events. http://www.crew.org

•  Bay Area Earthquake Alliance: One of the short-term focuses of the Bay Area Earthquake Alliance is to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the M 6.9 Loma Prieta Earthquake that occurred on October 17, 1989. This devastating earthquake killed 63 people and caused an estimated $6-10 billion in property loss throughout the region. http://www.bayquakealliance.org

•  Earthquake Country Alliance: http://www.earthquakecountry.info

•  Important Information on California Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1986: Click to download your copy of the 45-page PDF version (725K) of the a comprehensive strategic plan that sets forth statewide policy and direction, developed by the California Seismic Safety Commission in fulfillment of a mandate enacted by the Legislature in the California Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1986.

Earthquake Info Links

•  Earthquake Information from USGS - http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
•  Southern California Earthquake Center: http://www.scec.org
•  Earthquake Bulletin: http://www.civeng.carleton.ca/cgi-bin/quakes
•  Southern California Earthquake Map:
    http://www.crustal.ucsb.edu/scec/webquakes/
•  Quake Country: http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/special/quakes/
•  Seismic Safety Commission: http://www.seismic.ca.gov/
•  Federal Emergency Management Agency:
    http://www.fema.gov/library/quakef.html
•  Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country:
    http://www.scecdc.scec.org/eqcountry.html

Safety Links

•  OSHA: http://www.osha.gov/
•  WKU Earthquake Safety:
    http://wkuweb1.wku.edu/Info/General/Emergency/quake.htm