Saving lives is the ultimate concern when preparing for an earthquake, but building retrofits bring so many cost benefits that they make good business sense as well.
Retrofits enhance a building’s value by extending its longevity and making it safer for the people who occupy it. But there are […]
Are you worried your apartment building may be seriously damaged in a major earthquake resulting in casualties and loss of your future income?
If so, doing the proper homework will get you off on the right foot towards a successful earthquake retrofit project.
The most important part of the process is selecting […]
The area near Yellowstone National Park has been hit with almost a dozen earthquakes on Friday, according to the US Geological Survey.
For more info, please read the original article by ScienceAlert.com:
https://www.sciencealert.com/close-to-a-dozen-earthquakes-recorded-near-yellowstone-park-in-just-24-hours
Imagine you’re back in 2018, but with knowledge of the COVID-19 pandemic. What investment in readiness would you have made?
Now translate that to earthquakes and the opportunities you have now to guard against adversity:
After the 6.5 magnitude earthquake that his Nevada last week on May 15, hundreds of aftershocks have followed. A dozen aftershocks of 4.5 aftershocks of 4.5 and above and 500 quakes of 2.5 and above have been recorded near Tonopah since the 6.5 quake.
For more info, please read […]
The quake was felt at 4:03 a.m. It was about 225 miles northwest of Las Vegas near the California border, the US Geological Survey says.
For more info, please read the original article by CNN:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/15/us/nevada-earthquake/index.html
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit South Australia at 3:25 pm (ACST). It struck near Burra, north of Adelaide, at a depth of 3km.
For more info, please read the original article by 9News:
https://www.9news.com.au/national/earthquake-burra-south-australia-42-richter-scale/52d7bee5-6c79-4948-8f4d-433c0cceeaec
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit Ocotillo Wells yesterday at 3:07 p.m. The USGS says tremors from the earthquake were felt throughout San Diego County. No reports of injury or damage.
For more info, please read the original article by Fox5:
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/earthquakes/4-5-magnitude-earthquake-recorded-in-southern-calif/
Optimum Seismic, Inc – May 2020 Newsletter
Famed seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones has called the COVID-19 pandemic one of “the great disasters of modern times.” (See her article below.) It’s heartening to […]
An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hit the Banda Sea off the coast of Indonesia. The Indonesia Tsunami Service Provider has said the earthquake is not capable of generating a tsunami effect in the Indian Ocean region
For more info, please read the original article by The Independent:
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