If your apartment building is located in Mission Bay, Mission Valley, Tierra Santa, Linda Vista, or many other communities in the Greater San Diego Area – it may sit on soil prone to liquefaction, landslides or other instability when shaken by an earthquake.
These destructive reactions can happen when ground vibrations […]
Nobody should be caught without insurance. It’s an essential tool to guard against excessive risk associated with our automobiles, our property, our health, even our lives.
But while insurance may help to cushion the blow of an accident or worse, it does nothing to prevent these adversities from occurring.
If you own […]
For years, the city of Long Beach has been proactive at addressing seismic vulnerabilities within its communities.
The city served as the beta test site for California’s earthquake early warning system; it has taken steps recently to retrofit the Civic Center and Community Hospital for seismic safety; and it has been […]
Tokyo had Godzilla.
Los Angeles, for more than a century, has feared the notorious San Andreas Fault.
But Angelenos have been overlooking a closer and even more deadly monster: the Puente Hills fault, which could kill more people and cause more damage than the San Andreas in the LA area because it […]
New research into the Gales Creek fault, which lies 22 miles west of Portland, reveals that earthquakes on the fault have ruptured the surface three times in the last 9,000 years.
For more info, please read the original article by LiveScience.com:
https://www.livescience.com/earthquake-fault-near-portland.html
Earthquakes Don’t Have to Be Disasters If Californians Prepare
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14, 2020 – California State Treasurer Fiona Ma was joined today by leaders and key Los Angeles organizations to stress the importance of seismic resiliency at a press conference in advance of the Great California Shakeout on Oct. […]
Optimum Seismic, Inc – October 2020 Newsletter
Choices We Make Today Can Make Us Heroes In A More Resilient Future
Optimum Seismic was recently the major sponsor of Los Angeles County […]
Seems like San Diego is being hit by earthquakes from virtually every direction these days.
A swarm of earthquakes last month near the Salton Sea and subsequent quakes in Baja, California, jostled our city from sleep, reigniting concern that a major temblor may take its toll here.
The swarm in […]
Nobody should be caught without insurance. It’s an essential tool to guard against excessive risk associated with our automobiles, our property, our health, even our lives.
But while insurance may help to cushion the blow of an […]
Long Beach recently hosted more than a dozen listening sessions and four community town halls to engage residents in a dialogue about racial equity in this city.
More than 1,500 people participated in the discussions, and a series of steps will be taken in the months ahead to advance equity for […]
