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Get Ready to ShakeOut and learn about earthquake preparedness
October 20, 2022
Free
On October 20, 2022, practice how to DROP, COVER and HOLD ON at 10:20 a.m. during the annual Great BC ShakeOut. Tour UBC’s Earthquake Engineering Research Facility and attend the SAN ANDREAS movie screening complete with live, scientific commentary from Natural Resources Canada Seismologist, Alison Bird. All events are free and open to the public.
As part of ShakeOut, UBC will be testing its emergency notification system, UBC Alert. Students, faculty and staff will receive a test notification by text and voice message on October 20, 2022. The test will also run on our campus-wide digital signage systems.
ATTEND AN EARTHQUAKE EVENT AT UBC:
“Shake Tables” at UBC’s Earthquake Engineering Research Facility (EERF)
Date & Time: October 20, 2022, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Location: Earthquake Engineering Research Facility (EERF), 2235 East Mall
Attend the SAN ANDREAS movie screening with Seismologist Alison Bird
Registration: Free (Click here to register for the event)
Date & Time: October 20, 2022, 7:00-9:15 p.m.
Location: Forest Sciences Centre (FSC), Room 1005, 2424 Main Mall
Share your best ‘Drop, Cover and Hold on’ and tag @ubc on Twitter and @universityofbc on Instagram! We all have a role in protecting ourselves and making our campus safe. Learn more about how to stay safe before, during, and after an earthquake: https://ready.ubc.ca/shakeout