In the last few blogs, we tried to explain how recent earthquakes tripled the likelihood of a large rumbler happening on our nearby San Andreas Fault.  Today we’d like to describe what will likely happen to Los Angelinos if the earthquake that we all have been waiting for, the one we call, “The Big One”, were to happen a year, a week, or in a [...]

In the last two blogs, we described how the recent July 30th 4.2-magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks gave us all a stark reminder of just how dangerous our Los Angeles “neighborhood” really is. We also explained how last year’s Ridgecrest, CA earthquake tripled the likelihood of a large rumbler on the San Andreas Fault, which is just 35 miles away from downtown Los Angeles.  Today [...]

Homeowners and owners of commercial properties often think that they have “plenty of time” to prepare their buildings for a big earthquake, but a recent study shows that time for preparing for the “Next Big One” may be running out. A new study published on July 13, 2020 in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, states that the chance of a big San [...]

It is important for commercial property owners to seismically retrofit their buildings and take additional steps to protect the health and safety of their tenants and residents. Owners and managers of commercial properties often only become aware of their responsibility to ensure that their buildings can withstand an earthquake and comply with city buildings codes when they receive an order from the city to begin [...]