Millions of Californians are expected to “drop, cover and hold,” on Oct. 21 during an earthquake drill, including thousands from the Cal Poly Pomona community who are learning, teaching, and working on campus and remotely. The Great California ShakeOut is…
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While instruction has gone virtual due to COVID-19, Cal Poly Pomona still plans to participate in the Great California Shake Out. Instead of the usual campus-wide building evacuation that is part of the annual earthquake drill – scheduled for Thursday,…
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Southern California shook over the Independence Day weekend with two earthquakes, the first a 6.4 magnitude on July 4 and a second registering at 7.1 on July 5. The quakes were centered near the community of Ridgecrest in Kern County.…
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Cal Poly Pomona successfully conducted a campuswide emergency evacuation exercise for the 2018 Great California ShakeOut on Oct. 18. The campus evacuated the majority of the occupied buildings on campus, and also tested fire alarm systems, the Safety Alert system…
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CPP will participate in a campuswide earthquake and evacuation drill on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 10:18 a.m. as part of the Great California Shakeout. At 10:18 a.m., classes and departments will discuss earthquake preparedness for about 15 minutes. The evacuation…
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A magnitude 4.4 earthquake was reported in La Verne around 7:33 p.m. tonight. The Cal Poly Pomona campus is safe, and no damages have been reported. If you are experiencing an emergency on campus, call University Police at 909-869-3070 or…
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It is important to think about what you will do to protect yourself, wherever you are, when the earth begins to shake. Taking the proper actions, such as “Drop, Cover, and Hold On,” can save lives and reduce the risk…
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The Department of Emergency Management and the Office of Institutional Risk will be holding monthly emergency management forums in 2018. These forums will provide emergency management information, training and resources to campus, first responders and campus community personnel. Faculty, staff…
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A team of researchers that includes a Cal Poly Pomona geology professor has successfully forecast both the size and location of a large earthquake well before it happened.
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Caltech’s map of recent earthquakes in Southern California is pocked with colored boxes. Virtually all are small, signifying earthquakes with a magnitude of 3.0 or less — little more than gentle reminders that the ground is continually moving. But that…
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