US At Risk: Earthquake Preparation Crucial For All 50 States

Fourth graders Rachel Nelson, right, and Elliot Kelley-Petersen begin to unfurl themselves from under their desks after practicing their drop, cover and hold-on skills during an annual earthquake drill, the Great ShakeOut, at Genesee Hill Elementary School Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Seattle. The school children were among residents across the state practicing their readiness for an earthquake in the drill, which also included tsunami alerts in coastal areas and testing of emergency radio broadcasts. (ELAINE THOMPSON/AP PHOTO)

Violent shaking from an earthquake can strike suddenly, without warning, and at any time of the year, day or night – and residents of California are hardly the only people in danger.

Fourth graders Rachel Nelson, right, and Elliot Kelley-Petersen begin to unfurl themselves from under their desks after practicing their drop, cover and hold-on skills during an annual earthquake drill, the Great ShakeOut, at Genesee Hill Elementary School Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Seattle. The school children were among residents across the state practicing their readiness for an earthquake in the drill, which also included tsunami alerts in coastal areas and testing of emergency radio broadcasts. (ELAINE THOMPSON/AP PHOTO)