Seismic Waves

7 July, 2018

Why skirting hazardous substance tests could get you in trouble

By |2018-08-10T17:52:16+00:00July 7th, 2018|Seismic Waves|

July 2018 Newsletter.

The emergency room at Long Beach Community Hospital was shut down last week over concerns that it would be unable to meet state seismic compliance regulations that take […]

8 June, 2018

Retrofits Offer No Guarantees, But They Are Proven to Work

By |2018-06-13T19:25:38+00:00June 8th, 2018|Seismic Waves|

June 2018 Newsletter.

California isn’t the only state holding earthquake drills. Last week, Arizona held a practice run — preparing for some 400,000 evacuees from California fleeing “The Big One.” More than 1,000 agencies […]

8 May, 2018

USGS Explains Vulnerability of Soft-story Apartment Buildings

By |2018-05-09T15:57:46+00:00May 8th, 2018|Seismic Waves|

May 2018 Newsletter.

South Korea, an area previously considered immune from earthquakes due to its location far from tectonic plates, suffered $53 million in damage in November from its second-largest quake in modern history. Scientists have […]

17 April, 2018

Early Warning System Success, A Huge Step Toward Protecting Lives

By |2018-05-10T00:23:58+00:00April 17th, 2018|Seismic Waves|

April 2018 Newsletter.

Did you feel this month’s 5.3-magnitude quake off the coast of Oxnard? Hundreds of people not only felt it, but were alerted to it early with an alarm 10 seconds before […]

6 March, 2018

Legislation Introduced to Identify California’s Vulnerable Buildings

By |2018-03-07T21:32:51+00:00March 6th, 2018|Seismic Waves|

March 2018 Newsletter. 

California is getting serious about earthquake safety, and because we represent the sixth largest economy in the world these efforts will have a positive impact beyond our state borders. Read more about it in a newly […]

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