The Great British Columbia ShakeOut, an annual earthquake preparedness event, successfully engaged over 700,000 participants in British Columbia, alongside millions globally. Hosted by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and organized by the BC Earthquake Alliance, the event encouraged individuals to practice essential safety drills and emphasized the importance of ‘Drop, Cover, and Hold On,’ a technique widely endorsed by emergency management experts as the most effective way to minimize injuries and fatalities during an earthquake.

The 2025 theme of the annual earthquake preparedness event was ‘If you are prepared for an earthquake, you are prepared for any emergency.’ The Great British Columbia ShakeOut welcomed an emergency preparedness fair with informational booths from organizations like Natural Resources Canada and PreparedBC, as well as live demonstrations of the Quake Cottage earthquake simulator.

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