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."
Joanna Kerns
as Dr. Clare Winslow
Dan Lauria
as Steve Winslow
Bonnie Bartlett
as Anita Parker
Lindsay Frost
as Laurie Parker
Alan Autry
as Matt
Joe Spano
as Chad Spaulding
Holly Fields
as Heather Winslow
Brock Peters
as David Motubu
Stephen Elliott
as Owen
Robert Ginty
as Warren Cates
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
as Roy Bryant
Silvana Gallardo
as Sonia
