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.
22 April, 2020

LA Was Hit With a 3.7 Earthquake

By |2020-04-22T18:02:51+00:00April 22nd, 2020|Related News|

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake hit Los Angeles at 12:03 am. The earthquake occurred less than a mile from View Park-Windsor Hills, less than a mile from Inglewood.

For more info, please read the original article by KTLA:
https://ktla.com/news/earthquakes/a-magnitude-3-8-earthquake-struck-los-angeles/

20 April, 2020

6.4 Earthquake Hit Off the East Coast of Japan

By |2020-04-20T16:52:45+00:00April 20th, 2020|Related News|

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit off the east coast of Japan early Monday morning. No tsunami warning has been issued, according to the US Geological Survey.

For more info, please read the original article by News18:
https://www.news18.com/news/world/6-4-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-off-japan-coast-us-geological-survey-2584835.html

16 April, 2020

Once again another 4.2 earthquake hits Wasatch Front

By |2020-04-16T19:54:34+00:00April 16th, 2020|Related News|

Residents of Wasatch Front were awakened with another 4.2 earthquake. Earthquake experts said Tuesday’s aftershock was likely to produce its own round of subsequent aftershocks.

For more info, please read the original article by KSL.com:
https://www.ksl.com/article/46742229/another-aftershock-42-magnitude-hits-wasatch-front-as-earthquakes-continue

15 April, 2020

4.17 earthquake Hit Utah

By |2020-04-15T17:09:51+00:00April 15th, 2020|Related News|

Last night a little before nine at night a 4.17 earthquake hit Utah according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was an aftershock for the 5.7 earthquake that hit Utah on March 18.

For more info, please read the original article by KSL:
https://www.ksl.com/article/46741697/417-magnitude-aftershock-shakes-wasatch-front-weeks-after-bigger-utah-earthquake

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8 April, 2020

What if The “Big One” hit right now

By |2020-04-08T19:42:15+00:00April 8th, 2020|Related News|

Imagine if the “big one” were to strike right now during this pandemic? Are we prepared? “There would probably be fewer casualties,” said Lucy Jones, seismologist and lead author of The ShakeOut Report.

For more info, please read the original article by LAist.com:
https://laist.com/2020/04/07/big_earthquake_california_coronavirus_disaster.php

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8 April, 2020

What if the Big One hit during COVID-19?

By |2020-04-08T14:55:34+00:00April 8th, 2020|Seismic Waves|

April 2020 Newsletter.

These are unprecedented times we live in. The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating impacts on the health and well-being of people all over the world. Death, a lack of medical resources, shuttered businesses, unemployment and economic collapse […]

3 April, 2020

700 earthquakes have hit Utah since the 5.7 magnitude earthquake that hit weeks ago

By |2020-04-03T18:51:36+00:00April 3rd, 2020|Related News|

728 earthquakes have been recorded in Utah since the 5.7 magnitude tremor. The number includes three earthquakes with a magnitude of four and thirty with a magnitude of at least three.

For more info, please read the original article by NY Daily News:
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-utah-rocked-700-earthquakes-weeks-magnitude-tremor-20200403-m3g7dedwmbblnmduvydddcrdbe-story.html

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1 April, 2020

6.5 Earthquake Magnitude Earthquake Hit Idaho

By |2020-04-01T20:13:54+00:00April 1st, 2020|Related News|

A 6.5 magnitude hit Idaho on Tuesday that was felt across the U.S. in Washington State, Utah, Nevada, and Canada. This was the strongest quake in the state since the 1983 Borah Peak earthquake. A magnitude 4.8 aftershock hit shortly after approximately 23 miles southwest of […]

1 April, 2020

A History of Earthquake Safety: California’s 100-year Learning Curve

By |2020-06-18T00:44:56+00:00April 1st, 2020|earthquake preparedness, Earthquake Protection, Earthquake Resilience, Earthquake Safety|

California had a reputation for earthquakes long before the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, yet the state’s legacy of taking action to prepare for them has been mostly a spotty pattern of starts and stops as lawmakers respond from one disaster to the next.

The state’s first “Great San Francisco […]

31 March, 2020

4.7 magnitude earthquake hit Fox Islands

By |2020-03-31T17:07:10+00:00March 31st, 2020|Related News|

On Monday a 4.7 magnitude hit the Fox Islands and it was felt in Unalaska. According to the Alaska Earthquake Center (AEC), an earthquake at a depth of about 53 miles hit 26 miles southeast of Unalaska.

For more info, please read the original article by KUCB:
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