A shakeout of investors and internet businesses occurred during the dot-com bubble. This time was known as "the Great Shakeout". The Great California ShakeOut 2009 attracted 6.9 million participants. It is one of the official regions in the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills movement. The stores closed during the discount store shakeout of 1973. The Earthquake Country Alliance organized the Great Southern California ShakeOut. They also increase collapsibility and reduce shakeout time. The Great California ShakeOut is an annual earthquake preparedness drill in California. However, due to the different strategies the pit stop shakeout was not yet complete. Since 2008, SCEC has coordinated Great ShakeOut Earthquake ShakeOut Drills, a worldwide earthquake safety movement. After the shakeout of the casting it is inspected for defects.