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Get Ready For The Big One. What You Need To Know
At LAist, we've thought a lot about how to motivate people to prep for an inevitable massive earthquake here in Southern California. We even dedicated an entire podcast to it.

No more excuses or delays. Here's your one stop shop.
Your Essential Guide

Your (Under) 3 Minute Guide To Getting Ready

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When The Big One hits it’ll take under two minutes for more than 10 million Southern Californians to lose internet, power, and a sense of security. Our podcast tells you what you need to know to survive.

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We teamed up with the Los Angeles Times in 2021 to get you motivated to prepare for and survive a major earthquake in Southern California.

Watch the conversation with noted earthquake expert Lucy Jones, our science reporter Jacob Margolis, L.A. Times earthquake reporter Rong-Gong Lin II and hosts Patt Morrison, of the L.A. Times and our own Austin Cross.