Wednesday morning citizens of Salt Lake City were awakened by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake that cut power to thousands of people.
For more info, please read the original article by CNN:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/18/us/utah-earthquake/index.html
On Tuesday a magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit West Java and damaged more than 200 homes. There were no casualties and only a few injuries.
For more info, please read the original article by The Jakarta Post :
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/03/11/three-injured-hundreds-of-houses-damaged-after-magnitude-4-9-earthquake-in-west-java.html
For decades Seattle has been making a plan to deal with their unsafe unreinforced masonry buildings, the city has hired multiple consultants to do risk assessments. This year a state bill could help building owners finance retrofits is close to passing in Olympia.
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On Sunday night the coast of northern California was hit with a 5.8 magnitude earthquake. No reports of damages were reported.
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/09/us/northern-california-5-8-earthquake/index.html
A new landmark study shows just how a fault running through the heart of San Diego poses a much more serious threat than believed a generation ago.
For more info, please read the original article by LA Times:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-04/san-diego-earthquake-fault-danger
Thanks to the federal government, it ordered Santa Clara County to drain its Anderson Reservoir over seismic risk.
For more info, please read the original article by Patch.com:
https://patch.com/california/gilroy/anderson-reservoir-must-be-drained-over-quake-danger-feds-say
Here is a list of the five worst earthquakes in the U.S.
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https://www.foxnews.com/us/5-of-the-most-devastating-earthquakes-in-us-history
The coast of Oregon was hit with a 4.5 magnitude earthquake today.
For more info, please read the original article by KPTV:
https://www.kptv.com/news/earthquake-off-southern-oregon-coast-registers-magnitude/article_069c1b86-5372-11ea-8193-230110fcda0e.html
The California Tower at the San Diego Museum finally reopens after going through a seismic retrofit. The iconic Balboa Park-based attraction appearance did not change on the outside.
For more info, please read the original article by NBC:
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/california-tower-finally-reopens-after-seismic-retrofit/2235882/
This article discussed how to start preparing for an earthquake. More importantly they discussed how seismic retrofits are a key part of pre-disaster mitigation.
For more info, please read the original article by Democrat Herald:
https://democratherald.com/news/local/earthquake-preparedness-where-do-we-start/article_de10ff87-57c5-52ec-b8e2-4b6fac30cb3d.html
