Southern California is earthquake country. While the majority of earthquakes are minor and cause little damage or injury, the Southern California Earthquake Center, headquartered at USC, has long warned that a major earthquake is a certainty for our region.

USC has implemented a wide range of measures - from retrofitting university buildings and securing furniture and heavy items to training volunteer teams and offering workshops for students, faculty and staff - to make the University Park and Health Sciences campuses as earthquake-resistant as possible.