Earthquake Risk

3 May, 2023

What’s the earthquake risk for your building?

By |2023-05-16T17:14:28+00:00May 3rd, 2023|AACSC, Earthquake Risk, Non-Ductile Concrete Buildings, Soft Story Seismic Retrofit|

Risk is not an exact science, but with enough information and statistical data we can pinpoint the types of structures most likely to suffer damage in an earthquake – and where they are.

What earthquake threats does the Southern Cities region face? Let’s start with location: Long Beach in 1933 suffered […]

1 May, 2023

Does your apartment building pass the 80% test?

By |2023-05-16T17:03:21+00:00May 1st, 2023|AAGLA, Earthquake Retrofit, Earthquake Retrofit Benefits, Earthquake Risk, Seismic Resilience|

Real estate trends are fueled by popular opinion. Wood paneling and shag carpet have long since made way for today’s bright walls and wood-style flooring. Functionality has changed as well, with tenants demanding larger open spaces, natural light, and now — seismic safety.

A whopping 80% of Los Angeles residents support […]

4 February, 2023

Thousands of apartment buildings face earthquake risks

By |2023-02-08T21:37:27+00:00February 4th, 2023|AACSC, Earthquake Risk|

Wood-framed, soft-story apartment buildings were an iconic part of Southern California’s rapid growth and car-crazed culture prior to 1980. With an open ground floor for parking, and dwelling units stacked above, they maximized land use at the expense of safety.

These structures have since been shown to be among a community’s […]

3 February, 2023

FEMA shows San Diego quake vulnerabilities

By |2023-02-08T21:32:00+00:00February 3rd, 2023|Buildings Vulnerabilities, Earthquake Risk, Earthquake Threats, SDCAA|

What are the odds a major earthquake will damage your San Diego apartment building, other commercial structure or even your home?

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazus modeling shows 120,000 buildings could suffer moderate to complete damage – with 8,000 beyond repair – and another 36,000 households could be displaced.

How does […]

4 January, 2023

Project IDs potential at-risk buildings in OC

By |2023-01-11T00:13:17+00:00January 4th, 2023|AAOC, Earthquake Risk|

How many unsafe, soft-story apartment units are there in Orange County?

That question and similar ones about other counties in California led Optimum Seismic, Inc. and the U.S. Resiliency Council to team up with Esri, a leading mapping company, to combine resources to develop maps showing where thousands of potential soft […]

2 January, 2023

Potential at-risk Buildings Identified in San Diego

By |2023-01-04T00:06:06+00:00January 2nd, 2023|Earthquake Risk, Earthquake Safety, Earthquake Threats, Earthquakes, SDCAA|

Where can potentially unsafe, soft-story apartment building be found in San Diego?  And how many such buildings are there?

Those questions and similar ones about other counties in California led Optimum Seismic, Inc. and the U.S. Resiliency Council to team up with Esri, a leading mapping company, to combine resources to […]

3 March, 2022

San Diego buildings face ‘blind thrust’ threat

By |2022-06-15T18:46:30+00:00March 3rd, 2022|Building Safety, Buildings Resilience, Earthquake Risk, SDCAA|

The most recent maps prepared by the California Geological Survey reveal that San Diego’s earthquake risk is significantly higher than previously thought.

Recent information reveals  the region’s fault zones are significantly larger and far-reaching than assumed – stretching along the Rose Canyon Fault from La Jolla down through the airport and […]

1 March, 2022

San Diego apartments face earthquake risk

By |2022-06-15T18:04:27+00:00March 1st, 2022|earthquake preparedness, Earthquake Protection, Earthquake Resilience, Earthquake Risk|

San Diego’s earthquake risk is significantly higher than previously thought, according to recent maps prepared by the California Geological Survey.

Recent information reveals the region’s fault zones are significantly larger and far-reaching than previously assumed – stretching along the Rose Canyon fault, an extension of the Los Angeles Newport-Inglewood fault, which […]