KERN COUNTY, Calif. — After the magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake in 1994, Senate Bill 1953 was created. It first set a deadline for 2020, requiring all hospitals in the state to stay structurally ...

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on a proposed Presidential policy on Seismic Safety. The policy is proposed to be revised and includes the following key issues: ...

This blog post was co-authored by NBBJ Principal Andrzej Czech and Associate Sandra Lozano, and KPFF Principal Mark Hershberg and Associate Maikol Del Carpio. Earthquakes cost the nation an estimated ...

Researchers subjected two full-sized dry storage systems for used nuclear fuel to simulated seismic events to help improve understanding of the potential impacts of earthquakes on fuel in storage at ...

Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) introduced a bill on Thursday, which would protect patient access to small rural and district hospitals in danger of closing due to seismic safety compliance ...

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Stressing the urgent need for earthquake-resilient urban planning, Neelima Satyam Devarakonda, Institute Chair Professor of Civil Engineering at IIT Indore, has highlighted the importance ...

A new resolution drafted by three Portland School Board members would outline a process for how money from the district’s proposed $1.83 billion bond would be spent on seismic upgrades for schools. In ...

Portland Public Schools officials are pushing forward with seismic retrofits at nine schools, even as some advocates have expressed concern that the district has not thoroughly shown its work in ...

While no one knows for sure when the next big earthquake might hit, San Francisco says it's getting ready. On Wednesday, the city's building inspection commission passed a new piece of legislation ...