Monthly Archives: October 2019

17 October, 2019

4,500 Pasadenans are about to be shaken, not by an earthquake but by….

By |2019-10-17T17:41:58+00:00October 17th, 2019|Related News|

According to Pasadena Public Information Officer Lisa Derderian, the City anticipates sending out “notices to comply” will be sent to Priority 1 properties “next month or so.” The notice will require affected property owners to submit a screening application, unless they believe their structures do not require retrofitting. The screening […]

16 October, 2019

The earthquakes that shook Northern California over the past two days were a surprise to geologists in only one way

By |2019-10-16T17:48:02+00:00October 16th, 2019|Related News|

A lot of talk has been around the recent earthquakes to hit the Bay Area. One of them ruptured an area in Contra Costa County where no faults had been detected before. Small quakes may have little impact, but if they occur on mapped or unmapped faults, they should serve […]

15 October, 2019

San Francisco Bay hit with an earthquake

By |2019-10-15T18:17:50+00:00October 15th, 2019|Related News|

Last night San Francisco Bay was hit with a 4.5 magnitude earthquake. It was felt all over the region. With the USGS said there was a 2% chance of one or more aftershocks larger than magnitude 4.5 over the next week, and as many as four aftershocks of magnitude 3 […]

10 October, 2019

Unprecedented Partnership, Whitepaper Unveiled on Thursday

By |2019-11-05T22:35:00+00:00October 10th, 2019|Seismic Waves|

October 2019 Newsletter.

Last week was an important week for Los Angeles County and the region. Why? On Thursday, Optimum Seismic joined the Southern California Association of Governments, BizFed, Los Angeles Economic Development, and the U.S. […]

9 October, 2019

KEY LOS ANGELES ECONOMIC, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS FORM UNPRECEDENTED PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF SEISMIC RESILIENCY TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY

By |2019-10-09T21:12:56+00:00October 9th, 2019|Press Release|

Seismic sustainability/resiliency experts will hold a press conference on Oct. 10 to announce key findings about seismic resiliency and their program to help businesses become physically and economically sustainable in case of a major earthquake.

LOS ANGELES, CA – October 10, 2019 – Four key Los Angeles organizations working […]

8 October, 2019

Berkeley Schools Unsafe in an event of a major earthquake

By |2019-10-08T17:21:28+00:00October 8th, 2019|Related News|

A new report came out stating some schools in the Berkeley area were unsafe in an event of a major earthquake, has some parents feeling uneasy. The school district says, its meets state safety standards. However, the school district says its plan is to move students off the campus after […]

4 October, 2019

Avoiding the Worry with Your Tenant Habitability Plan for Your Seismic Retrofit

By |2020-06-24T00:46:10+00:00October 4th, 2019|AACSC, Tenant Habitability Process, tenant occupied seismic retrofit|

-Appeared on Apartment Association California, Southern Cities (AACSC).

This article was originally posted on our company website. Optimum Seismic is a seismic retrofitting company based from California.

A key worry among apartment owners faced with any major renovation, repair or alteration of their building is the […]

4 October, 2019

A 5.0 earthquake hit Talkeetna, Alaska

By |2019-10-04T17:34:39+00:00October 4th, 2019|Related News|

More than 400 people from Denali National Park reported the 5.0 earthquake. It hit at 4:30 a.m. near Talkeetna Alaska.

For more info, please read the original article by Adn.com:
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/science/2019/10/04/early-morning-50-earthquake-near-talkeetna-felt-widely-in-southcentral-alaska/

3 October, 2019

Insist on Safety to add Value to your Seismic Retrofit Project

By |2020-06-24T00:53:13+00:00October 3rd, 2019|AAGLA, seismic retrofit safety|

-Appeared on Apartment Association Greater Los Angeles  (AAGLA).

This article was originally posted on our company website. Optimum Seismic is a seismic retrofitting company based from California.

Why it pays to select contractors that comply with professional and occupational standards

Construction, when done wrong, can be an […]