Members of the Batazan Hills Barangay staff respond to an earthquake drill at the beginning of the field training exercise phase of the Community Disaster Readiness Exercise, Batasan Hills, March 27, ...

"A drill at 11 a.m. and an earthquake at 1 p.m.," Valerie Perez, 23, a student, said at the time. "This is the most powerful thing I have ever seen in my life." Related: Mexico Earthquake: More ...

The events were part of the Great Nevada ShakeOut, an annual statewide earthquake and evacuation drill designed to teach students and educators about how to protect themselves during seismic events.

Millions of residents statewide participated in the 12th annual Great California Shakeout earthquake drill on Thursday at 10:17 a.m. This is the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake ...