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."
| Directing | Larry Elikann | Director |
| Production | Robert M. Sertner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Frank von Zerneck | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Paul Huson | Writer |
| Writing | William Bast | Writer |
| Crew | Jeff Imada | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Diana Cuevas | Stunts |
| Production | Susan Weber-Gold | Producer |
| Crew | Danny Wong | Stunts |
| Crew | Danny Weselis | Stunts |
| Crew | Tierre Turner | Stunts |
| Crew | Pat Romano | Stunts |
| Crew | Chad Randall | Stunts |
| Crew | Fred Lerner | Stunts |
| Crew | Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Crew | Marian Green | Stunts |
| Crew | Al Goto | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Shane Dixon | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Crew | Gilbert B. Combs | Stunts |
| Crew | Carl Ciarfalio | Stunts |
| Crew | Michael Cassidy | Stunts |
| Crew | Kurt Bryant | Stunts |
| Crew | Rick Avery | Stunts |
| Crew | Joni Avery | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Kerrie Cullen | Stunts |
| Crew | Simone Boisseree | Stunts |
