What happens to our communities will depend on how well we have prepared
During this op-ed Dr. Lucy Jones explains the earthquake drought means “we aren’t getting as much movement as plate tectonics [...]
Only 14% of ‘soft-story’ structures compliant with L.A. seismic retrofit ordinance
Last week a Los Angeles City Council committee was briefed on seismic upgrades and to no surprise, only 14% of [...]
USGS warning, earthquake drought will be over soon
California hasn’t experienced a big earthquake in years, and experts from USGS says this drought will end, with “destructive results.” [...]
3.5 magnitude earthquake, wakes up Orange County
Wednesday morning Anaheim Hills was awakened by a 3.5 earthquake. The epicenter was close to the freeway interchange between highways [...]
California’s hospitals are scrambling to retrofit their buildings
By 2020, 418 hospitals need to meet seismic safety standards in California. This will cost tens of billion dollars [...]
West Hollywood exploring options to reduce cost to landlords of earthquake retrofit
The city of West Hollywood is feeling the heat, they are exploring multiple options for reducing the cost of landlords [...]
Anchorage Schools in need of major repairs after earthquake on Nov.30
According to the engineering reports the Anchorage School District released the damaged Gruening Middle School and Eagle River Elementary is [...]
Earthquake Alert Test, Launched in Oakland Today
Wednesday morning thousands of cell phones buzzed as an urgent message about a “TEST of the CA Earthquake Warning System. [...]