Earthquakes are a constant threat in California. “The Big One” can hit anytime, and bring severe damage to vulnerable apartment buildings, along with death and injuries.
Apartment buildings with a “soft-story” are particularly at-risk of earthquake damage. Soft-story buildings usually have a large, open ground floor space like a parking area, […]
Did you know that Long Beach was the testing ground for California’s recently unveiled ShakeAlert early warning system for earthquakes?
Beginning in 2014, the city did beta testing on the application until it was deemed effective enough to roll out to the rest of Los Angeles County and eventually, the state.
It […]
Although spending money is never easy, financial incentives and cost/benefit analyses available today support the choice of retrofitting apartment buildings for earthquake safety.
There are several key factors to consider when contemplating a seismic retrofit for an earthquake-prone building:
On June 29, 1925 at 6:42 a.m. reported Santa Barbara shaking for 18 seconds. The Richter scale was not yet invented, but semiologists estimate the main shock was 6.3 magnitude and the epicenter located offshore.
For more info, please read the original article by Santa Maria Times :
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The earthquake that hit central California on Wednesday caused a rock slide that send a boulders crashing into a camping area.
For more info, please read the original article by Fox News:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/earthquake-california-whitney-portal-landslide-boulder-camping-area-rockslide-epicenter
A 7.4 earthquake hit at 10:29 a.m. and it was centered along the Pacific coast of Oaxaca state.
For more info, please read the original article by Bloomberg News:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-23/powerful-earthquake-shake-southern-central-meico
On Wednesday a 3.2 magnitude earthquake was reported at 5:35 p.m. it was 13 miles from Carpinteria.
For more info, please read the original article by LA Times:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-17/earthquake-3-2-quake-reported-near-carpinteria
Watch Facebook Live at 6 p.m. Friday, June 12
RIVERSIDE, CA — A frank discussion of the struggles and needs of people in the Riverside area will be held during a Facebook Live digital online program at 6 p.m. Friday, June 12.
Riverside residents are welcome to […]
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck last night at 9:15 p.m. an area about 14 miles east of Ridgecrest, according to the US Geological Survey.
For more info, please read the original article by KGET:
https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/4-3-magnitude-quake-strikes-east-of-ridgecrest/
Optimum Seismic, Inc – June 2020 Newsletter
As businesses start to reopen and people return to their workplaces, there’s an underlying sense that things are getting back to normal. But they’re […]
