San Diego is at the heart of much of the world’s best research about developing earthquake resilient buildings.
The University of California, San Diego, Jacobs School of Engineering conducts some of the most noteworthy studies available on the damaging effects of earthquakes on buildings using one of the world’s largest shake […]
Optimum Seismic, Inc – August 2020 Newsletter
California sits on a precarious web of seismic faults that crisscross our state, building intensity that releases in ground-shattering bursts we call earthquakes. […]
Orange County, like most large metropolitan areas in the nation, operates an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) that is the communication and coordination hub for all emergency response situations we may face as a region such as earthquakes and major fires.
Comprised of representatives from public agencies and special districts throughout the […]
California and Mexico, our neighbor to the south, are all-too familiar with the devastation that earthquakes can bring, and both have found the push for building resilience has frequently been met with resistance.
No one wants to think about how an earthquake could turn their lives upside-down.
But on June 23, life […]
Is your apartment building on steady ground when it comes to earthquake safety?
If it sits on top of a liquefaction zone, you could be facing the risk of increased damage due to the way the ground reacts in an earthquake.
Liquefaction happens when vibrations in the ground cause soil particles to […]
A 4.2 earthquake was centered in San Fernando. It was felt across the L.A. Basin and into Orange County.
For more info, please read the original article by LA Times:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-30/4-2-magnitude-earthquake-san-fernando-rattles-la
MAYWOOD, CA – This week, as California led the nation in COVID-19 cases and Los Angeles County led the state, the Southeast area emerged as the local epicenter for the virus’ impacts.
As COVID-19 spreads, economic and social pain grows for people across the region. Against this backdrop, a group representing […]
As COVID-19 Impacts Increase, Social and Economic Needs Grow
MAYWOOD, CA – The number of patients hospitalized in LA County show COVID-19 continues to take a serious toll, particularly in minority communities. But the YMCA is among those helping.
As COVID-19 spreads, causing economic and social pain […]
Early in the morning Riverside was hit with a 3.0-mangitude earthquake 4 miles east from Riverside. A map provided by the USGS showed the shaking was felt over Rancho Cucamonga to Perris, and Chino to Moreno Valley.
For more info, please read the original article by ABC7.com:
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A swarm of earthquakes in Iceland has now reached over 10,000 quakes since June 19. Three of the quakes were measured magnitude 5 or above.
For more info, please read the original article by Newsweek:
https://www.newsweek.com/iceland-earthquake-swarm-10000-1515899
