{
  "id": "2020-10-14-university-of-washington-uw-alert-test-on-oct-15-timed-with-great-shakeout-",
  "slug": "university-of-washington-uw-alert-test-on-oct-15-timed-with-great-shakeout--2020-10-14",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Washington",
    "shortName": "UW",
    "state": "WA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UW Alert",
    "enrollment": 50000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2020-10-14",
    "type": "test",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "UW Alert test on Oct. 15 timed with Great ShakeOut 2020",
    "headlinePublic": "UW Alert test on Oct. 15 timed with Great ShakeOut 2020",
    "summary": "University of Washington [published an official alert](https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/10/14/uw-alert-test-on-oct-15-timed-with-great-shakeout-2020/) on or about 2020-10-14. 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 2020-10-14",
      "verbatimText": "The UW Alert notification system will be tested on Thursday, Oct. 15, around 10:15 a.m., in conjunction with the Great ShakeOut 2020, an international earthquake drill.\n\nA test UW Alert message will be sent via email and text, and posted on the UW Alert Twitter feed and Facebook page, reminding people about the drill and directing them to more information about preparing for earthquakes. If you don't already receive these UW Alert notifications, sign up and learn more here.\n\nThe UW Outdoor Alert notification system will also be tested the morning of Oct. 15.\n\nLearn more about the Washington state ShakeOut drill here.\n\nMore information:\n\n- Learn about earthquake risks in the Pacific Northwest and how to become better prepared (UW Emergency Management)\n\n- Learn about earthquakes and faults in Washington state (Department of Natural Resources)\n\nHarold Tobin, UW professor of Earth and space sciences and director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, discusses seismic risks in the Pacific Northwest.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/10/14/uw-alert-test-on-oct-15-timed-with-great-shakeout-2020/",
      "sourceDescription": "UW Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source."
      ],
      "characterCount": 1013,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official UW Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "UW Alert test on Oct. 15 timed with Great ShakeOut 2020",
      "url": "https://emergency.uw.edu/2020/10/14/uw-alert-test-on-oct-15-timed-with-great-shakeout-2020/",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "washington",
    "uw",
    "uw-alert",
    "test"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}