NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Be prepared to stop, drop and hold on when Oct. 16 arrives. Officials with the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management are calling for Arkansans to practice the international earthquake “Great Shakeout Drill” at 10:16 a ...

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The Great Oregon ShakeOut, a statewide and international earthquake readiness drill, is set to take place Oct. 16. The minute-long drill at 10:16 a.m. encourages Oregonians to practice and prepare for the proper response to an earthquake: "Drop, Cover and ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake was recorded in the Beaus region on Monday morning, according to seismic data reviewed manually by authorities. The quake struck at 7:38 a.m. local time (12:38 UTC) at a shallow depth of less than 30 kilometers, centered at latitude 16.54°N and longitude 59.49°W.