This is only a drill. The USGS will be using this site for an earthquake response exercise, scheduled for March 15, 2018. The M7.2 Scenario Earthquake - Sierra Madre will be used for this exercise.

Table Top Exercise (10:00am - 12:00pm)

• Introduction (Hough)
• Bureaucratic issues: Travel authorizations, vehicles, satellite phones (Hough)
• Response organization chart (Hough)
• Compilation of initial results (Hough)
  • Scope
  • Responsibility
  • Dissemination
• Media response (Davis)
• SCEC response site for technical coordination (Hough)
• Review of current state of aftershock forecasting/OEF (Page/van der Elst)
• Review of portable instrument inventory and coordination of deployments (Cochran/Yong/Hough)
• Field mapping: overflights and remote-sensing imagery (Scharer)
• Contingency plans in the event of significant IT interruptions (Hough/Detweiler)

Talking Points Drill (2:00-4:00pm)

Call-in Number: 703-648-4848 (79209409)

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