Earthquake don’t kill people- buildings do, or bridges, or failing dams, or fires from ruptured gas lines. Nothing makes a bigger difference in an earthquake’s death toll than infrastructure, especially when population is dense. Tsunamis are devastating —inescapable and nearly unsurvivable if you’re in their path. They usually occur by […]
On Thursday was the 10th anniversary of the ShakeOut, an earthquake drill that has expanded to seismic-prone areas across the globe. Forrest Lanning, earthquake program manager in California for FEMA, warned the handful of reporters in attendance at the Berkeley event that many Californians will be “on their own” after […]
Good news the system being built for California, Oregon and Washington detects an earthquake is occurring and sends out alerts that may give warnings of few seconds to perhaps a minute before shaking arrives at locations away from the epicenter. The alerts are ready to be used more broadly, but […]
Californian’s are aware they need to get their homes retrofitted. According to LA times, a seismic retrofit helps you now and in the long run. For every dollar you spent now you save several more in repairs once the earthquake hits.
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Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) released an online tool that helps residents identify potential earthquake-related damage to their homes. The earthquake home tool can be found at ABAG’s Resilience Program’s website at homequakequiz.org, along with a downloadable PDF of the Earthquake Field Guide to help assess potential impacts […]
On Monday night, West Hollywood’s City council chose not to require tenants in earthquake vulnerable apartment buildings to pay a portion of the cost to retrofit them. This means building owners will now be responsible to pay for the full price of the mandatory retrofits.
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On October 10, Portland City Council voted to require plaques on unreinforced masonry buildings and notify tenants. Building owner must notify existing tenants that the building is an unreinforced masonry building, and unreinforced masonry buildings may be unsafe in the event of a major earthquake.
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The Trump administration has ordered a rapid deployment of earthquake-detection equipment on federal lands to help West Coast cities prepare for seismic disasters. On Oct. 5 an order by Ryan Zinke was issued and it was obtained by The Wall Street Journal, informing that federal regulations are being streamlined so […]
Living in sunny California, Californians have to live with the burden of knowing what to do when an earthquake hits. With recent tremors, we have gotten here is a list of things you should do depending on the location.
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The Oceanside Pier Bridge that was built in 1926 does not meet the current seismic and structural design standards. “The study is not done yet, but we feel the pier is safe to remain open,” Oceanside Public Works Director Kiel Koger said Tuesday in an emailed response to questions. “A […]
