2025 GREAT SHAKEOUT EXERCISE on Thursday October 16
10:16 AM
It's that special day of the year when we all “Drop, Cover, and Hold on”! It's the Great ShakeOut!
This is a Worldwide, National, State, County and Local Awareness and Exercise Event!!
Join millions of people worldwide who will “Drop, Cover, and Hold On.”
Participating is a great way for your family or organization to become better prepared to survive and recover more quickly from big earthquakes.
The Great ShakeOut serves as a stark reminder that preparedness is not an option, but a necessity.
Practice Saves Lives: The main objective of the Great ShakeOut is to practice what to do when an earthquake hits. Regular drills help individuals and communities develop muscle memory for responding effectively.
Raise Awareness: This event raises awareness about earthquake risks and the importance of being prepared. It encourages individuals, schools, businesses, and organizations to take action.
Community Resilience: A well-prepared community can better withstand the impact of an earthquake. The Great ShakeOut fosters a sense of collective responsibility to ensure that neighborhoods are ready to respond and recover.
Details for the Nehalem Bay area:
Assembly Areas:
Underhill Plaza
Fire Station 13
Nehalem City Park
Wheeler Upper Park
Participating Clusters include:
Mid Neahkahnie
The Highlanders
The Cottages
Pine Ridge
North Fork
On Thursday, October 16, at 10:16 am, the Tillamook County Emergency Management will send out an alert. Tune to KQMI 88.9 and listen to the emergency broadcast and instructions.
When KQMI is done with their announcement, the KQMI announcer will tell everyone, “The shaking has stopped. Grab your GoBag and Neighborhood Radio and go to your safe place. Tune to your Zone Channel and check-in. This is an exercise.” People in participating Clusters are to grab your GoBags and Neighborhood Radio and go to your Neighborhood Gathering Sites. Others go to their designated Assembly Areas.
Once you arrive at your Cluster Site or Assembly Area tune to your Zone channel on your Neighborhood Radio and check in.
At 10:30am the Tsunami waves start arriving. The ZNCs announce that the initial tsunami waves have arrived. “This is the Great ShakeOut exercise. It has been 12 minutes since the shaking stopped. The initial tsunami waves have started to arrive. We hope you have arrived at your safe location. This is an exercise.”
