Monthly Archives: January 2023

24 January, 2023

Major quake may dwarf recent billion-dollar storm damage

By |2023-01-24T21:45:00+00:00January 24th, 2023|earthquake damage, earthquake preparedness, Earthquake Resilience|

Three weeks of nearly nonstop rain in California dropped an estimated 32 trillion gallons of water on California, as nine atmospheric rivers barraged the state with record-breaking rainfall.[1] The steady stream of storms helped replenish reservoirs and built a snowpack 226% above normal for this time of year. […]

20 January, 2023

“How to Reduce Earthquake Risks for Small Businesses” To Be Topic of Resilience Advantage Webinar

By |2023-01-24T21:24:40+00:00January 20th, 2023|Press Release|

LOS ANGELES, CA – Reducing costly damage to small businesses from earthquakes will be discussed by a panel of experts on the next Resilience Advantage webinar from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 24.

California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis will appear as a special guest on the program.  […]

9 January, 2023

Will 2023 be a milestone year for resilience?

By |2023-02-10T14:27:32+00:00January 9th, 2023|Seismic Waves|

OPTIMUM SEISMIC, INC.

January 2023 NEWSLETTER

Resilience Movement Growing Stronger

Ali Sahabi, GEC
Principal,
Optimum Seismic, Inc.

There’s good news in 2023 about preparing our communities for earthquake safety and resilience.

The Urban […]

4 January, 2023

Project IDs potential at-risk buildings in OC

By |2023-01-11T00:13:17+00:00January 4th, 2023|AAOC, Earthquake Risk|

How many unsafe, soft-story apartment units are there in Orange County?

That question and similar ones about other counties in California led Optimum Seismic, Inc. and the U.S. Resiliency Council to team up with Esri, a leading mapping company, to combine resources to develop maps showing where thousands of potential soft […]

3 January, 2023

Simple Strategies to Planning an Earthquake Retrofit

By |2023-01-04T00:11:44+00:00January 3rd, 2023|AACSC, Earthquake Retrofit|

California has an average of about 21 earthquakes per day, 150 quakes per week, 7,750 a year.

Most are too small to be noticed, yet our state sees more seismic activity than virtually any other place in the world. California also experiences more earthquake damage than other parts of the U.S. […]

2 January, 2023

Potential at-risk Buildings Identified in San Diego

By |2023-01-04T00:06:06+00:00January 2nd, 2023|Earthquake Risk, Earthquake Safety, Earthquake Threats, Earthquakes, SDCAA|

Where can potentially unsafe, soft-story apartment building be found in San Diego?  And how many such buildings are there?

Those questions and similar ones about other counties in California led Optimum Seismic, Inc. and the U.S. Resiliency Council to team up with Esri, a leading mapping company, to combine resources to […]

1 January, 2023

The ABCs of Earthquakes and Seismic Engineering

By |2023-01-03T23:54:16+00:00January 1st, 2023|AAGLA, Earthquakes, Seismic Engineering, Seismic Resilience|

Most Californians have experienced earthquakes.  There are the large ones – sudden, jarring jolts followed by more strong shaking that can last from a few seconds to a couple of minutes. Farther away, these feel like a gentle “bump,” often followed by more rolling shaking.[i]

When a small quake […]

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