Ali Sahabi, GEC

About Ali Sahabi

Recently appointed to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ Transition Team, Ali Sahabi, previously received the California Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award for taking a sustainable approach toward community development and environmental restoration in the 543-acre Dos Lagos mixed-use development in Corona, CA. A licensed General Engineering Contractor (GEC), Sahabi is an expert in building resilience and sustainability. He is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Optimum Seismic, Inc., which has completed more than 3,500 structural retrofit and adaptive reuse projects for multifamily residential, commercial, and industrial buildings throughout California. Contact Optimum Seismic at 323 978-7664 or visit optimumseismic.com to learn more about your adaptive reuse options for your building.
27 April, 2020

5.6 Magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand

By |2020-04-27T17:16:31+00:00April 27th, 2020|Related News|

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand at 10:52 a.m. local time with over 3000 people reported to have felt it. Police have not received any reports of damage from the quake, Stuff.co.nz reported.

For more info, please read the original article by The Epoch Timess:
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22 April, 2020

LA Was Hit With a 3.7 Earthquake

By |2020-04-22T18:02:51+00:00April 22nd, 2020|Related News|

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake hit Los Angeles at 12:03 am. The earthquake occurred less than a mile from View Park-Windsor Hills, less than a mile from Inglewood.

For more info, please read the original article by KTLA:
https://ktla.com/news/earthquakes/a-magnitude-3-8-earthquake-struck-los-angeles/

20 April, 2020

6.4 Earthquake Hit Off the East Coast of Japan

By |2020-04-20T16:52:45+00:00April 20th, 2020|Related News|

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit off the east coast of Japan early Monday morning. No tsunami warning has been issued, according to the US Geological Survey.

For more info, please read the original article by News18:
https://www.news18.com/news/world/6-4-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-japan-coast-us-geological-survey-2584835.html

16 April, 2020

Once again another 4.2 earthquake hits Wasatch Front

By |2020-04-16T19:54:34+00:00April 16th, 2020|Related News|

Residents of Wasatch Front were awakened with another 4.2 earthquake. Earthquake experts said Tuesday’s aftershock was likely to produce its own round of subsequent aftershocks.

For more info, please read the original article by KSL.com:
https://www.ksl.com/article/46742229/another-aftershock-42-magnitude-hits-wasatch-front-as-earthquakes-continue

15 April, 2020

4.17 earthquake Hit Utah

By |2020-04-15T17:09:51+00:00April 15th, 2020|Related News|

Last night a little before nine at night a 4.17 earthquake hit Utah according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was an aftershock for the 5.7 earthquake that hit Utah on March 18.

For more info, please read the original article by KSL:
https://www.ksl.com/article/46741697/417-magnitude-aftershock-shakes-wasatch-front-weeks-after-bigger-utah-earthquake

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8 April, 2020

What if The “Big One” hit right now

By |2020-04-08T19:42:15+00:00April 8th, 2020|Related News|

Imagine if the “big one” were to strike right now during this pandemic? Are we prepared? “There would probably be fewer casualties,” said Lucy Jones, seismologist and lead author of The ShakeOut Report.

For more info, please read the original article by LAist.com:
https://laist.com/2020/04/07/big_earthquake_california_coronavirus_disaster.php

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8 April, 2020

What if the Big One hit during COVID-19?

By |2020-04-08T14:55:34+00:00April 8th, 2020|Seismic Waves|

April 2020 Newsletter.

These are unprecedented times we live in. The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating impacts on the health and well-being of people all over the world. Death, a lack of medical resources, shuttered businesses, unemployment and economic collapse […]

3 April, 2020

700 earthquakes have hit Utah since the 5.7 magnitude earthquake that hit weeks ago

By |2020-04-03T18:51:36+00:00April 3rd, 2020|Related News|

728 earthquakes have been recorded in Utah since the 5.7 magnitude tremor. The number includes three earthquakes with a magnitude of four and thirty with a magnitude of at least three.

For more info, please read the original article by NY Daily News:
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-utah-rocked-700-earthquakes-weeks-magnitude-tremor-20200403-m3g7dedwmbblnmduvydddcrdbe-story.html

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1 April, 2020

6.5 Earthquake Magnitude Earthquake Hit Idaho

By |2020-04-01T20:13:54+00:00April 1st, 2020|Related News|

A 6.5 magnitude hit Idaho on Tuesday that was felt across the U.S. in Washington State, Utah, Nevada, and Canada. This was the strongest quake in the state since the 1983 Borah Peak earthquake. A magnitude 4.8 aftershock hit shortly after approximately 23 miles southwest of […]

1 April, 2020

A History of Earthquake Safety: California’s 100-year Learning Curve

By |2020-06-18T00:44:56+00:00April 1st, 2020|earthquake preparedness, Earthquake Protection, Earthquake Resilience, Earthquake Safety|

California had a reputation for earthquakes long before the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, yet the state’s legacy of taking action to prepare for them has been mostly a spotty pattern of starts and stops as lawmakers respond from one disaster to the next.

The state’s first “Great San Francisco […]

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