Join LMU Emergency Management, together with campus, city, county, and state partners, at QuakeFest 2025!
When: Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 from 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Where: St. Robert's Lawn
QuakeFest is the university's annual emergency preparedness fair.
Along with free food, a photo booth, and giveaways, you can meet first responders and professionals from the following organizations, and learn how to get prepared ahead of numerous natural and manmade disasters.
There will also be free fire extinguisher training, courtesy of LAFD, and hands-only CPR training with MySafeLA.
QuakeFest 2025 Participants:
- American Red Cross
- Los Angeles Emergency Management
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
- LAFD Battalion 4
- LAFD Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
- MySafe:LA
- Los Angeles City Emergency Management
- Los Angeles County Emergency Management
- Community Organized Relief Effort
- LMU Campus Safety
- LMU Security Technology and Access Control
- LMU Radio KXLU
- LMU Environmental Health and Safety
- LMU Emergency Management
- Hype photo booth
- and more to come!
The Great ShakeOut
On Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 at 10:20 a.m. and 6:50 p.m., LMU will participate in the USGS Great ShakeOut earthquake drill, along with 15 million people worldwide.
Both drills will be initiated by an LMU Alert and a public announcement on the campus speaker system. At this time, all Lions should dedicate one minute to DROP, COVER and HOLD as if it were a real earthquake. Make sure to review what to do before, during, and after an earthquake.
Before the next big earthquake, we recommend these four steps to make you and your community better prepared to survive and recover quickly:
- Step 1: Secure your space by identifying hazards and securing moveable items.
- Step 2: Plan to be safe by creating your emergency plan and deciding how you will communicate.
- Step 3: Organize emergency supplies in convenient locations.
- Step 4: Minimize financial hardship by organizing important documents, strengthening your property, and considering insurance coverage.
During the next big earthquake (and immediately after) is when your level of preparedness will make a difference in how you and others survive and can respond to emergencies:
- Step 5: Drop, Cover, and Hold On or other recommended actions such as Lock (vehicle wheels), Cover, and Hold On – if you feel shaking or get an alert.
- Step 6: Improve safety after earthquakes by evacuating if necessary, helping the injured, and preventing further injuries or damage.
After the immediate threat of the earthquake has passed, your level of preparedness will determine your quality of life in the weeks and months that follow:
- Step 7: Reconnect and Restore daily life by reuniting with others, repairing damage, and rebuilding community.
More information available at earthquakecountry.org/sevensteps