Millions of residents, students and office workers in Los Angeles and Orange counties and across the state will “drop, cover and hold on” Thursday as part of the 17th annual Great California ShakeOut drill aimed at promoting earthquake preparedness.
The drill, which is designed to simulate the response to a massive 7.8- magnitude earthquake on the southern San Andreas fault, was developed to teach people what to do when a large temblor strikes and ways to prepare for such a disaster.
“It’s not a matter of if an earthquake of this size will happen — but when,” according to the ShakeOut website. “And it is possible that it will happen in our lifetime.”…