
After a series of small tremors in Los Angeles, Dr. Clare Winslow, a local seismologist, pinpoints the exact location and time of when the long awaited earthquake--"The Big One"--will strike southern California. With this information, she must battle city officials to release this information to the general public. Also, she hopes that her family is out of harms way when the quake strikes. Subplots show how other families and people cope with the the tremors that strike before the impending "Big One."

as Dr. Clare Winslow

as Steve Winslow

as Anita Parker

as Laurie Parker

as Matt

as Chad Spaulding

as Heather Winslow

as David Motubu

as Owen

as Warren Cates

as Roy Bryant

as Sonia

as Larry, the Mayor's City Official Aide

as Mayor Frank Baldwin

as Ray Goodrich

as Todd Harris

as Kevin Conrad

as Jerry Soloway

as Dan Milford

as Melanie Bryant

as Barry Jacobs

as Dirk van Weelden

as Ektor

as Miguel

as Sam Lombardi

as Matubu's Secretary

as Hal Kellogg

as Neighbor