Tokyo had Godzilla.
Los Angeles, for more than a century, has feared the notorious San Andreas Fault.
But Angelenos have been overlooking a closer and even more deadly monster: the Puente Hills fault, which could kill more people and cause more damage than the San Andreas in the LA area because it […]
Ridgecrest’s 6.4- and 7.1-magnitude earthquakes last year triggered ground movement that is believed to have raised the major earthquake risk along the San Andreas Fault – considered the most dangerous seismic threat in the United States.
Two recent research studies point to Ridgecrest as the impetus of successive ground-shaking that may […]
California and Mexico, our neighbor to the south, are all-too familiar with the devastation that earthquakes can bring, and both have found the push for building resilience has frequently been met with resistance.
No one wants to think about how an earthquake could turn their lives upside-down.
But on June 23, life […]
All of us by now have experienced the widespread economic impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic, whether from business closures, confinement to our homes, unemployment, working remotely, or unavailability of services we have come to depend on. Disruption has been extensive.
And it’s likely that most of us know someone who […]
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Los Angeles is one of the best real estate markets in the U.S.
That’s why, a growing number of local apartment owners are now looking at renovations called adaptive reuse to repurpose the living space in their buildings to […]
Five years after the City of Los Angeles enacted what was at the time the nation’s most sweeping earthquake retrofit law, progress toward resilience has taken a resounding leap forward.
A “safety revolution” is spreading along our streets and back alleys, with steel frames and strong walls fortifying buildings that were […]
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This article was originally posted on our company website. Optimum Seismic is a seismic retrofitting company based from California.
Why it pays to select contractors that comply with professional and occupational standards
Construction, when done wrong, can be an […]
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September is National Preparedness Month, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency messages to help people protect themselves and their businesses against earthquakes.
To help apartment owners get ready for a seismic emergency, FEMA has set up a special QuakeSmart […]
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Anyone who lives in California knows that our state’s calamitous reputation for earthquakes is fueled by the intricate web of volatile fault lines that crisscross our landscape.
The closer you are to […]
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Earthquakes have baffled civilizations for thousands of years.
In ancient times, many civilizations believed earthquakes were the result of giant animals, angry gods, and giants.
We now know and understand much about our world’s mighty […]
