The 2023 Great Oregon ShakeOut is October 19

October 17, 2023 – The Great Oregon ShakeOut: Get Ready to ShakeOut! Reminders and Tips for Your Drill

Your participation in one of the many Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills this year has inspired millions more to register – as of today more than 18.7 million people across the U.S. (part of 56 million worldwide) are participating in 2023! Oregonians account for nearly 600,000 of these total participants.

Be sure to share your #ShakeOut via social media, newsletters, and other channels – this helps inform and motivate millions more people to become better prepared for earthquakes and other disasters. You can personalize our suggested posts and graphics before ShakeOut, and then post pictures from your drill after!

This email includes the following information:

• MyShake app test alert planned for 10:19 am Thursday!
  
• ShakeOut webinar recording now available
• Update: USGS “Did You Feel It” web & Winlink ShakeOut exercise
• For new registrants: Top Tools for a Successful #ShakeOut
• Reminder: ShakeOut graphics and messaging

If you are new to ShakeOut, be sure to also read previous participant update emails (similar to this one) here.

MyShake App Test Alert Planned for 10:19 a.m. Thursday!

People in West Coast states (California, Oregon, and Washington) who have the MyShake app will receive a test alert at 10:19am on ShakeOut day. To be able to receive the alert, be sure to install MyShake (available on your Apple or Android app store) to your mobile device before Thursday!

MyShake is one of several ways to receive the earthquake early warning alert signal provided by the U.S. Geological Survey’s ShakeAlert® system (www.ShakeAlert.org). Learn more about ShakeAlert in Oregon here.

ShakeOut Webinar Recording Now Available

Leaders from FEMA and the Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA) held this special webinar on October 12, covering these topics:

• Simple tips on how to plan your drill;
  
• An overview about earthquake hazards nationwide;
• How West Coast participants can get a ShakeAlert® on 10/19;
• Alternative guidance to “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” (and other accessibility adaptations); and
• Other ways to improve earthquake safety.

FEMA’s support for ShakeOut also includes sending earthquake safety text messages – to get them simply text ShakeOut to 43362. If you live in the Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, or Alaska time zones, you will also get a reminder text at 10:19am local time on 10/19!

UPDATE: USGS “Did You Feel It” Web & Winlink ShakeOut Exercise

The US Geological Survey now invites everyone to provide 2023 ShakeOut “Did You Feel It?” (DYFI) earthquake intensity reports through a special 2023 USGS Scenario DYFI site on October 19, 2023, at or after 10:19 local time.

DFYI collects information from people who felt an earthquake and creates maps that show what people experienced and the extent of damage. For the 2023 ShakeOut, everyone can submit a report as if they had just experienced strong shaking in their area.

All community members, groups and organizations may download and follow the step-by-step 2023 ShakeOut Web DYFI Instructions PDF to submit their DYFI reports to USGS. Please note that the DFYI link is only for the 2023 ShakeOut!

In addition, volunteer radio group Winlink users are invited to send Exercise Winlink DYFI reports on October 19, 2023, at or after 10:19 local time with Exercise ID: 2023SHAKEOUT. Winlink is a network of amateur radio and authorized government stations that provide worldwide radio email using radio pathways where the internet is not present, and is well-known for its role in interoperable emergency and disaster relief communications. Winlink users may follow the step-by-step Winlink DYFI Exercise instructions to submit their DYFI reports to the USGS.

Top Tools for a Successful #ShakeOut

1. ShakeOut Drill Broadcast Recordings (audio and video)

Play a ShakeOut drill broadcast to help guide participants in their Drop, Cover, and Hold On drill, available on YouTube at YouTube.com/greatshakeout to stream or at ShakeOut.org/drill/broadcast to download ahead of time.

2. ShakeOut Drill Leader Presentations

While International ShakeOut Day is October 19, you can lead your drill on any day of the year, in multiple locations, and even virtually with our Drill Leader Presentations for schools and organizations. Each version includes earthquake hazard information, ways to protect yourself in other situations, embedded drill broadcast recordings, and more. A presentation in Spanish is also updated ShakeOutavailable.

3. ShakeOut Drill Manuals and Other Planning Documents

Our sector-specific webpages and drill manuals can help your organization plan your most successful ShakeOut! Visit ShakeOut.org/howtoparticipate and ShakeOut.org/resources for additional planning materials.

Reminder: ShakeOut Graphics and Messaging

All ShakeOut posters and graphics for websites, emails, and social media have been updated for 2023! Check out the ShakeOut Resources or Messaging pages to download or link to these, plus find drill manuals, powerpoints for leading in-person or online drills, and much more. The Messaging page also has example social media and newsletter content you can use, videos, animated graphics, video conference backdrops, and much more! ShakeOut resources are also available in Spanish and many other languages.