Thread: Join Us! ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning Public Alert Demo, WA Counties - 2/25

Are you located in King, Pierce, or Thurston County, Washington? Do you
know someone who is? Join scientists and educators to learn more about the
ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning and to see everyone's test alert come
in LIVE on *2/25 at 10:30 AM Pacific *leading up to the test at 11 AM
Pacific!

It’s a big month for earthquake safety in Washington state
https://www.usgs.gov/news/shakealert-pacific-northwest-rollout?qt-news_science_products=1#qt-news_science_products
and you can be a part of it! In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the
2001 Nisqually Earthquake, the Washington Emergency Management Division (WA
EMD) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will jointly send a Wireless
Emergency Alert test message on *Thursday, Feb. 25th at 11 a.m*. across
many wireless devices in King, Pierce, and Thurston Counties. This
demonstration is a run-up to the launch of the ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early
Warning (EEW) System in Washington state in May 2021.

Starting at 10:30 AM Pacific, join a WAtch Party event via Zoom to see the
alerts come through LIVE with your peers! Register here
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtce-qpz4sGNcGlbvURReVwgNt5APCRR-F to
learn more about ShakeAlert and what public alerting means to the Pacific
Northwest! We will also offer the Watch Party in Spanish too
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAudeGuqz0jGtxmdrGoLbBIdA76DWq0AmQX
!

Find out more information, to include flyers to share, about these events
on our website
https://www.iris.edu/hq/calendar/event/register_for_shakealert_watch_party_washington_state_counties!
And check out our education resources related to ShakeAlert at
www.iris.edu/ShakeAlert

Thanks, and we look forward to seeing you there!
Danielle Sumy, National Educational Resources Development Coordinator
USGS ShakeAlert