More than 18 million people participated in the annual earthquake drill!

At 10:17 am on the 17th, about 9.6 million Californians took part in the world's largest annual earthquake exercise, completing three important actions of “protection, protection, and capture” of earthquake protection. According to figures released by the California Seismological Bureau, about 18 million people participated in various countries and regions including Japan and Canada in addition to the United States and other countries.
Although the U.S. government’s reopening of the door has not yet been fully started, it will not affect the joint operation of the federal, state, and regional exercises.
At 10:17, local time, San Mateo Community College, south of San Francisco, can see that the teachers and students were looking for shelters on the spot after the start of the exercise. They squatted under the desks and blocked their heads with bags or clothing. Grasping the leg of the desk with his hands, he completed three actions: "kick, cover, and hold." He then listened to the command and evacuated the classroom and evacuated until the end of the exercise.
Local organizers said that this year's exercise focused on the fire caused by the earthquake. Beyond the completion of three actions, but also understand how quickly shut off the power and gas and other fire and rescue work after the earthquake.
According to the California Seismological Bureau, California has an average of 102 large and small earthquakes each day, with more than 37,000 earthquakes per year. The devastating magnitude 5 earthquakes occur about 3-4 times a year.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake in San Francisco in 906 caused a fire, killing more than 3,000 people and leaving half of San Francisco’s population of 400,000 people homeless.
In 994, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the North Ridge area of ​​Southern California, killing about 60 people and injuring more than 7,000 people.
Earthquake drills originated in southern California in 2008 and later extended to the world. In the earthquake-prone California, the number of people participating in the earthquake rescue exercise each year has skyrocketed. Last year there were about 9.4 million participants.
On September 24 this year, California Governor Brown signed the law to complete the Earthquake Early Warning System in the entire state by 2016, providing people with valuable dozens of seconds of emergency evacuation before the earthquake. The public can get early warning through SMS and broadcast, and they can quickly take Measures such as the train has enough time to brake, the car can leave the road, the natural gas pipeline can be turned off, people can hide under the table and other shelters.