Optimum Seismic, Inc – July 2020 Newsletter
Last Fourth of July, California experienced its largest quake in 20 years. The remote desert community of Ridgecrest was struck by two massive earthquakes […]
Does your apartment building meet today’s standards for earthquake safety and offer the types of interior spaces tenants want? If built before the mid-1970s, it could benefit from an upgrade of both.
Many building owners in these circumstances are making the most of the situation by renewing interior spaces as a […]
Every building is different, and the approaches to safeguarding a structure against earthquake damage are incredibly diverse.
Yet in spite of these differences, there are some similarities in retrofit approaches based on building type – one of the most common being wood-framed, soft-story structures.
These apartment buildings, characterized by open parking on […]
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
