A new report from the Washington State Department of Commerce is warning that 4,500 buildings in Washington are at risk of collapsing if a major earthquake were to strike. It is confirmed 1,100 of the buildings are Unreinforced Masonry buildings. The buildings were identified using certain criteria.
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March 2019 Newsletter.
San Diego’s iconic California Tower in Balboa Park recently closed its doors to the public to undergo an extensive seismic retrofit project. Clearly, this 100-year-old tower is cherished within the […]
Recently, Geophysicists at Caltech have created a new method for determining earthquake hazards. They applied this new method to the fault underneath Los Angeles found the strongest earthquake is likely to occur along between 6.8 and 7.1 and a magnitude 6.8 about 50% stronger than the 1994 Northridge earthquake can […]
Many users of the ShakeAlert app are worried about the app crashing in a moment of need and are wondering why their location has to be on with the app. Since the app hasn’t been put to the test yet, since there hasn’t been a major earthquake. When Mayor Eric […]
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Nobody likes to think about insurance, but it is important to guard yourself and your assets against the “what if’s.”
What if I get in a car accident? What if a member of my family becomes […]
The Pasadena City Council approved the creation of an ordinance requiring retrofit for wood soft-story residential buildings citywide. The council amended the original recommendation to remove buildings with four or fewer units and adjust the timeline.
For more info, please read the original article by Pasadena Now :
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A team of government analysis said the risk of an earthquake of 7 and 7.5 striking Japan Trench, off the country’s east coast in the next 30 years is up to 90%. Hirata and his team split Japan Trench into sections. Based on the number of big quakes seen before, […]
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Earthquakes have baffled civilizations for thousands of years.
In ancient times, many civilizations believed earthquakes were the result of giant animals, angry gods, and giants.
We now know and understand much about our world’s mighty […]
An earthquake hit Norwalk around 1:51 am with a magnitude of 3.3. According to the USGS, the epicenter was two miles from Artesia, two miles from Bellflower, and two miles from Cerritos.
For more info, please read the original article by LA Times:
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-earthquakesa-earthquake-33-quake-strikes-near-norwalk-calif-khkf-story.html
A lot of earthquake occur in Taiwan. Recently, more than 700 seismic sensors were deployed around Taiwan to detect movement. The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) is the government agency responsible for earthquake monitoring and relevant warning issue in Taiwan.
For more info, please read the original article by Open […]
