County officials recently announced the launch of San Diego’s new ShakeReadySD, an earthquake early warning system included in the broader SD Emergency app.
ShakeReadySD will provide alerts to users, giving them the precious seconds needed to take protective action before an earthquake strikes.
“That advance warning could make all the difference,” County […]
Anyone who has lived through a major earthquake knows the event is unforgettable.
“The sound of the rumbling of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake was something I never experienced before,” Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian said recently, recalling his time in college just before transferring from Cal State Northridge to UCLA. […]
Earthquakes have baffled civilizations for thousands of years.
In ancient times, many people believed earthquakes were the result of giant animals, angry gods, and giants.
The Japanese believed a giant catfish living at the bottom of the ocean would shake the Earth when he moved. The Greeks blamed Poseidon, the god of […]
Rising concern with the threat of earthquakes in Southern California communities has many new companies trying to break into the seismic retrofit industry.
Be careful not to let a poor job done by an inexperienced company become a costly lesson for you.
Plumbers, handymen, kitchen and bathroom remodelers: many of these outfits […]
I recently ran across the following question in a social media post:
Q: Is there a way to know how safe your apartment building is in case of an earthquake?
One person commented that if her apartment is still standing, it has survived everything until now — wrongly implying that the […]
Earthquake risks in San Diego are significantly higher than previously believed, and measures to mitigate potential impacts from major temblors are still needed.
Noted earthquake expert Lucy Jones warned the city in 2018 to get a handle on the situation – before it’s too late.
Since then, new findings about the Rose […]
Should older structures be inspected for safety?
It’s a question being raised throughout the nation as building officials, elected officials and residents weigh similarities between high-rises in their cities and the ill-fated Champlain Towers, which collapsed killing nearly 100 people on June 24.
The 12-story Florida condo tower was due for a […]
September 2021, Newsletter
Ali Sahabi, GEC
Principal,
Optimum Seismic, Inc.
We can’t stop forces of nature,
but can better shield communities
A devastating hurricane in Louisiana. A disastrous earthquake in Haiti. W […]
LOS ANGELES, August 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Policies needed before major earthquakes strike California will be discussed by State Treasurer Fiona Ma, a FEMA official, a structural engineer, and a resilience expert during the Resilience Advantage webinar on Sept. 15. The event will be sponsored by Optimum Seismic, Inc.
Seismic Policy 2.0 — policies […]
August 2021 Newsletter
Ali Sahabi, GEC
Principal,
Optimum Seismic, Inc.
Alaskan Megaquake would have decimated California metropolitan areas
The ‘Big One’ that we talk about in California struck last week — luckily in the […]
