Dave Jones, California Insurance Commissioner has just approved a rate reduction for California Earthquake Authority residential earthquake policyholders that he says, “will bring millions of dollars in premium savings for 10s if thousands of homeowners and renters in the state.”
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Dr. Lucy Jones told San Diego officials they should considered replacement of aging water pipes and completing an inventory of local buildings, especially unreinforced brick buildings. Dr. Lucy Jones said water system is a city’s most crucial and vulnerable point in earthquake because the shake can cause cracks in the […]
The San Jacinto fault produced another earthquake early Thursday morning at 5:48 a.m. The quake center was 12 miles southeast of Ocotillo Wells. The quake was felt in places like Alpine, San Diego, Spring Valley, Oceanside and Valley Center.
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Generally speaking, knowledge is the key to understanding threats and developing strategies to overcome them.
We ask our loved ones to wear their seatbelts, because we know that their chances of surviving a crash are so […]
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein, introduced the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act, which passed by the Senate in September. The bill reauthorizes the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. Initially passed in 1977. The bill will head to President Trump’s desk for final approval.
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In 1999 in the Marmara region a 7.5 magnitude hit the Izmit. Now a Japanese expert has warned that an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 could hit Turkey’s Marmara region within the next 25 years. The Japanese expert noted that Turkey is an earthquake prone country and the Marmara […]
Andre Barbosa, associate professor in Civil Engineering said “From the structural engineering side we are not prepared for this. 80-85 percent of (Oregon’s) infrastructure has been built prior to us even having knowledge of this earthquake.” The effects of an earthquake last a life time, many people lose their loved […]
On Tuesday morning Japan was hit with a 5.0 earthquake. There have been no reports of major damages or injuries, and no tsunami warning has been issued.
For more info, please read the original article by Khaleej Times:
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/international/rest-of-asia/earthquake-of-magnitude-50-hits-south-japan-no-tsunami-warning
Scientists from GNS Science have found the 2016 7.8 ‘Kaikoura earthquake’ that hit New Zealand has caused the North and South islands to move closer to each other. The Kaikoura earthquake was one of the most complicated earthquakes in the world. Geologists believe such events occur only once every 5,000-10,000 […]
A report that was released recently revealed dozens of high-rises in San Francisco all share a features that be detrimental when the next major earthquake strikes. The buildings were all completed between 1964 and 1989 all have steel skeletons. They are connected with a welding technique that experts now known […]
