As of Friday, more than 1.6 million participants from the region have agreed to take part in the drill in some form. Of those, more than 366,000 are from Missouri so far.
Those interested can sign up to register at http://shakeout.org/centralus.
Bill Halmich, emergency management director, said the city of Washington has registered for the drill.
Halmich provided city departments with information about the drill and said each department will participate in a manner that does not disrupt city services that day.
A resolution to participate is expected to be brought before the city council Monday, Feb. 6, Halmich said.
Unlike other natural disasters, earthquakes can be an unusual challenge to prepare for because there are no advance warnings, he said.
Those who register can participate at different levels based on how much time they can allow for the missourian
