Local News Seattle students practice for The Big One Originally published October 18, 2018 at 4:27 pm Share story By Steve Ringman Seattle Times staff photographer The Southern California Earthquake Center manages the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill, which started at 10:18 a.m. Thursday on the West Coast. The drill began as a one-time event in Southern California in 2008. Steve Ringman: sringman@seattletimes.com.