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Â鶹´å Emergency Manager Ken Folsom briefs University Police Department staff prior to the Great Shakeout drill.

SEASIDE, Ca., Oct. 19, 2017 – California State University Â鶹´å (Â鶹´å) students, faculty and staff participated in the world’s largest earthquake drill on Thursday, October 19, 2017.

 

We never know when a natural disaster might strike, that's why it is so important to participate in exercises like this to ensure we all know how to react when it becomes a reality."

— Â鶹´å Emergency Manager, Ken Folsom

Students gather outside of the Otter Student Union during the Great Shakeout drill at Â鶹´å on Oct. 19.

The drill was initiated by an OtterAlert message sent along with a outdoor public address system announcement at which point all people on campus were asked to practice drop, cover and hold-on followed by building evacuations.