In 2025, environmental safety remains a major priority for property owners, contractors, and regulatory agencies alike. Despite advancements in construction and abatement technology, asbestos and lead continue to pose significant risks in older apartment buildings, particularly those built before 1980. These materials, once commonly used in insulation, paint, and pipe […]
Californians are no strangers to seismic activity. The state’s high earthquake risk stems from the complex network of active fault lines running beneath our communities, making areas like Greater Los Angeles especially vulnerable.
The closer you are to a fault, the more likely you are to be impacted by seismic activity. […]
Insurance carriers track the pulse of California’s earthquake liabilities, just as they monitor trends in fire, flood, hurricanes, and other hazards that can cause claims to be filed for property damage, injury or death.
Warnings from seismologists that California is long overdue for a major earthquake has property owners and insurance […]
Will San Diego Be at the Center of California’s Next Deadly Earthquake?
Experts estimate that there is a 99 to 1 chance that a major, potentially deadly earthquake will strike somewhere in California during our lifetimes. Whether it hits near San Diego or along another fault line, the threat is real […]
OPTIMUM SEISMIC, INC.
July 2025 NEWSLETTER
Resilience Movement Growing Stronger
Ali Sahabi, GEC
Principal,
Optimum Seismic, Inc.
On April 18, 1906, a powerful magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck off the […]
