OPTIMUM SEISMIC, INC.
October 2023 NEWSLETTER
Get Ready for The Great California Shakeout
Ali Sahabi, GEC
Principal,
Optimum Seismic, Inc.
This year’s International ShakeOut Day is October 19, when millions of people worldwide will participate in earthquake drills at work, school, or home.
At 10:19 a.m. (local time), you can join millions of people across California practicing earthquake safety. While we encourage you to participate with everyone, you can register our ShakeOut drill for any day of the year, and drill at a time of your choice. You can also include people in multiple locations through video conferencing.
These are important opportunities for public officials, businesses and community leaders to get the word out about earthquake safety. It’s your responsibility to mitigate the next disaster before it happens.
Contact Optimum Seismic to learn how earthquake retrofits can protect your community, its housing and businesses by calling (323) 605-0000 or visiting www.optimumseismic.com
Antakya, Turkey, Struggles to Recover From Earthquake
In February, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Turkey-Syria border, followed by one nearly as large nine hours later. Shallow faults less than 18 miles beneath the surface buckled and ruptured, causing violent focused quakes that leveled thousands of buildings and killing some 59,000 people.
A businessman fondly recalled his bakery and cafe in the ancient Turkish city of Antakya, where his staff made bread, cakes and cookies and locals gathered for breakfast, coffee and ice cream.
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Tree Rings Expose a Hidden Quake Menace in Northwest
With the Cascadia Subduction Zone parked off the coast and shallow faults lurking under major cities, the Puget Sound area faces a daunting array of seismic scenarios. A new study adds another: the possibility of a one-two punch of significant earthquakes around 1,000 years ago.
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Powerful earthquake rattles Italian city of Naples
A 4.0-magnitude earthquake shook Italy‘s volcanic region of Campi Flegrei west of Naples last night as shocked residents posted videos of cars being pelted by rubble amid the worst of the tremors.
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4.7-magnitude earthquake strikes off Oregon Coast
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake roiled ocean waters off the coast of Oregon Sunday.
The temblor struck at 5:49 p.m. about 196 miles from Bandon at a depth of just over 6 miles, according to the United States Geological Survey.
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Solvang’s Mission Santa Inés to get $500K quake retrofit
Solvang’s Mission Santa Inés will undergo seismic retrofitting in the coming months as a preventative measure should a major earthquake hit the region.
The California Missions Foundation recently announced receipt of a $500,000 federal matching grant from the National Parks Service for the structural retrofit of the mission.
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AI predicts how many earthquake aftershocks will strike and their strength
Seismologists are finally making traction on one of their most tantalizing but challenging goals: using machine learning to improve earthquake forecasts.
Three new papers describe deep-learning models that perform better than a conventional state-of-the-art model for forecasting earthquakes.
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Will Your Business Survive A Major Earthquake?
Small businesses, the lifeblood of the U.S. economy, are often the first to suffer from natural disasters such as earthquakes.
Although small businesses create two-thirds of new jobs and stimulate economic growth – particularly in underrepresented communities – they are often least prepared to withstand disasters.
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Optimum Seismic reduces your business owner liability
The Optimum Seismic team has been one of the leading engineering and construction companies dealing with earthquake retrofits and renovations in California since 1984.
Contact Optimum Seismic to set up your complimentary property assessment today. Call (833) 978-7664 of visit optimumseismic.com
