{
  "id": "2023-10-19-university-of-washington-test-of-uw-alert-system-today-info-on-great-shakeo",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-test-of-uw-alert-system-today-info-on-great-shakeo-2023-10-19",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2023-10-19",
    "type": "test",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "TEST of UW Alert system today; info on Great ShakeOut 2023",
    "headlinePublic": "TEST of UW Alert system today; info on Great ShakeOut 2023",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published an official alert update](https://emergency.uw.edu/2023/10/19/test-of-uw-alert-system-today-info-on-great-shakeout-2023/) on or about 2023-10-19. Full text is preserved from the official archive.",
    "outcome": "See official notice for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2023-10-19",
      "verbatimText": "The UW Alert notification system will be tested on Thursday, Oct. 19, around 10:19 a.m.\n\nToday is also Great ShakeOut 2023, an international earthquake drill. Read more about the drill, including activities in Washington state.\n\nA test UW Alert message will be sent via email and text, and posted on the UW Alert X feed and Facebook page, directing them to more information about preparing for earthquakes. If you don't already receive these UW Alert notifications, sign up and learn more.\n\nFor more resources, check out UW's Division of Campus Community Safety earthquake drill information and the international Great ShakeOut website.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2023/10/19/test-of-uw-alert-system-today-info-on-great-shakeout-2023/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 636,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UW Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "TEST of UW Alert system today; info on Great ShakeOut 2023",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2023/10/19/test-of-uw-alert-system-today-info-on-great-shakeout-2023/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "test"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}