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4 June, 2024

New and Old Buildings Face Threat from Earthquake Faults

By |2024-07-22T17:43:48+00:00June 4th, 2024|Buildings Vulnerabilities, Earthquake Risk, SDCAA|

Should new construction be allowed on top of active earthquake faults? And, what about the thousands of structures already perched upon these fearsome fissures?

These questions have played out in Hollywood and other parts of the Southland in recent years, where a worrisome weave of active faults snakes its way through […]