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 […]
Will San Diego be at the center of California’s next deadly earthquake?
The odds are 99-1 that a killer quake – larger than anything we have known – will happen in our lifetimes, somewhere in the state.
It could wield its lethal blow in San Diego, according to California Earthquake Authority CEO […]
The surfside condominium building that collapsed just north of Miami shares similarities to some older high-rises here, Long Beach Building Superintendent David Khorram told media representatives shortly after the June 24 disaster.
The Florida building was built about 40 years ago, and there are many mid- and high-rise residential buildings that […]
The Santa Ana Mountains are a regional treasure, providing a spectacular backdrop to Orange County.
The range begins at the Whittier Fault and stretches south to the Santa Margarita River. Major summits are scattered along the ridge, the mightiest being Modjeska (5,496 feet) and Santiago (5,689 feet) – which form our […]
Let’s talk business.
When the Anheuser-Busch brewery in Van Nuys suffered significant damage in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake, the company invested $11 million in retrofitting structures on site to withstand the next major temblor – which came in 1994 with the Northridge quake.
Even though the brewery was located just a few […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – Policies needed before earthquakes and other disasters strike will be discussed by a panel comprised of a California State legislator, a city building official, a housing and community expert, and a disaster preparedness leader during the Resilience Advantage webinar on July 21.
Record numbers […]
