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EERI & NEES Deadline for Abstracts approaching

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) has invited prospective authors to submit abstracts of no more than 500 words for its Tenth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering to be held on July 21-25, 2014 in Anchorage, Alaska. With its theme of “Frontiers of Earthquake Engineering,” this upcoming conference is the 50th anniversary of the […]

Great Central U.S. ShakeOut to Move to October

The next Great Central U.S. ShakeOut earthquake drill will take place on October 17, 2013 at 10:17a.m.  Since 2012, the ShakeOut has been held on February 7th.  Although highly visible and successful, this has been out of sync with a larger, national ShakeOut effort that takes place annually on the third Thursday of October.  In […]

Poster Contest Winners Announced in Missouri

The Missouri State Emergency Management Agency announces elementary school students from Sikeston and Cuba are the winners of the “Show-Me ShakeOut” Poster Contest, Missouri’s statewide earthquake awareness poster contest. Fourth-grader Chloe Apurado, third-grader Vincent Kleuppel, both students at Saint Francis Xavier School in Sikeston, and fifth-grader Haylee Wright, of Cuba Middle School in Cuba, took […]

Millions to ShakeOut this Week in Central United States

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Memphis, TN (February 6, 2013) – On Thursday at 10:15 a.m., millions of people throughout nine states are expected to participate in the third annual Great Central U.S. ShakeOut, which is hosted by the Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC).  The ShakeOut is a multi-state earthquake drill in which participants simultaneously practice the recommended […]

DeSoto Central Primary School to Host USGS Director during ShakeOut Drill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Southaven, MS. — On February 7, 2013 more than 2.5 million people are expected to participate in the third annual Great Central U.S. ShakeOut.  The ShakeOut is a regional earthquake drill involving communities throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.  At 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, ShakeOut participants will […]

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