The drills coincided with the 35th anniversary of the destructive Loma Prieta 6.9 earthquake that struck and disabled the Bay Bridge, the I-880 freeway and sending fires raging into the Marina ...

No earthquake shook Montana on Wednesday. That’s more unusual than you might think. Rarely does a day go by without some rumble somewhere, almost always of a mild magnitude under 3.0. At 10:22 a ...

On Thursday, Oct. 17, Metrolink conducted an earthquake drill to prepare rail officials — and riders — for the unexpected. Luis Carrasquero, Metrolink’s deputy chief operating officer, ...

Organized by the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, the drill promotes earthquake preparedness. At the designated time, participants "drop, cover, and hold on" for at least one minute.

But the drill will help ensure that participants are prepared for the next big earthquake the state faces. The drills coincided with the 35th anniversary of the destructive Loma Prieta 6.9 ...