Ali Sahabi, GEC

Ali Sahabi

About Ali Sahabi

Ali Sahabi has been a licensed General Engineering Contractor (GEC) since 1993, and is a principal at Optimum Seismic, Inc. He has completed hundreds of seismic retrofitting and adaptive reuse projects for multifamily residential, commercial, and industrial buildings throughout California.
1 August, 2019

Three Tips to Getting the Most from Your Retrofit

By |2019-08-01T23:26:14+00:00August 1st, 2019|AAGLA, Earthquake Retrofit, Seismic Retrofit, tips|

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

Chances are you felt at least one of the many earthquakes that rattled Southern California last month.

The initial 6.4-magnitude quake near the desert community of Ridgecrest was just a precursor to a larger 7.1-magnitude giant, with many other quakes […]

25 July, 2019

Earthquakes in California caused $200 million in property damage

By |2019-07-25T18:13:53+00:00July 25th, 2019|Related News|

The earthquakes that began in early July have caused about $200 million in property damage. The estimate doesn’t include damage to infrastructure. According to Karen Clark and Co less than $40 million of the damage will be covered by them, estimated as little as 20 % of residents in the […]

23 July, 2019

Santa Monica Business Disaster Resilience Forum to Address Earthquakes and Other Natural Hazards

By |2019-07-30T17:01:12+00:00July 23rd, 2019|Press Release|

A Santa Monica Business Resilience Forum will be held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, East Wing,1855 Main Street, on Wednesday, August 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

In the aftermath of the recent 7.1 earthquake in Ridgecrest and widespread destruction last fire season in surrounding areas, leading experts at […]

23 July, 2019

More than 80,000 earthquakes have been recorded in the Ridgecrest

By |2019-07-23T18:44:54+00:00July 23rd, 2019|Related News|

Ever since the July 4 and 5 earthquakes there have been more than 80,000 earthquakes. The USGS said, an earthquake 7 or higher resulting from the Ridgecrest earthquakes are 1 in 300 chance.

For more info, please read the original article by LA Times:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-07-22/ridgecrest-earthquakes-now-total-80-000

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22 July, 2019

4.2 Magnitude earthquake hit Twentynine Palms Area

By |2019-07-22T19:05:54+00:00July 22nd, 2019|Related News|

Twentynine Palms area was hit Monday morning with a 4.2 magnitude. There are no reports of series injury or damage, have been reported.

For more info, please read the original article by KTLA.com:
https://ktla.com/2019/07/22/preliminary-magnitude-4-4-earthquake-shakes-twentynine-palms-area/

19 July, 2019

Optimum Seismic Donates $2,500 for Ridgecrest Quake Victims; Challenges Fellow SEAOSC Members to Match Donation

By |2019-07-25T17:27:52+00:00July 19th, 2019|Press Release|

Los Angeles, CA — Optimum Seismic, Inc. has announced it will donate a $2,500 challenge grant to the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC) Foundation to assist in the Ridgecrest earthquake recovery effort.

The grant will match dollar-for-dollar up to a total of $2,500 all donations made by 5 p.m. […]

19 July, 2019

Athens hit with a 5.1 magnitude earthquake

By |2019-07-19T17:34:44+00:00July 19th, 2019|Related News|

Athens was hit with a 5.1 earthquake on Friday. According to Athens Institute of Geodynamics have said there have been several aftershocks. There were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage.

For more info, please read the original article by CNN:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/19/europe/greece-athens-earthquake-intl/index.html

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18 July, 2019

4.6 aftershock near Ridgecrest on Wednesday evening

By |2019-07-19T00:05:24+00:00July 18th, 2019|Related News|

A 4.6 magnitude earthquake was reported Wednesday night at 8:59 p.m. 32 miles from Ridgecrest. So far, no reports of injury

For more info, please read the original article by LA Times:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-07-17/earthquake-magnitude-4-6-aftershock-reported-near-ridgecrest-calif

16 July, 2019

Should we be worried about the aftershocks getting closer to two major earthquake faults?

By |2019-07-16T17:52:44+00:00July 16th, 2019|Related News|

Aftershocks from the recent earthquakes in Ridgecrest, are getting closer to bigger faults that can produce a 7.0 or greater magnitude earthquake. There is no way to know when the next big one is coming, but it is something to be concern with.

For more info, please read the […]