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The Earthquake You Don’t Want to Prepare for… After It Happens!
Earthquakes have a way of renewing interest in seismic protection.
Case Study: El Capitan
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a crucial hub for cutting-edge research and development, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The laboratory’s…
California Hospitals Race to Comply with Seismic Safety Laws
In case you missed it, the California state government has set a deadline for hospitals to meet the seismic safety building standards set by SB1953. In their…
Case Study: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is one of three federally funded research and development centers operated by the U.S. Department of Energy. It is…
SoCal encounters more than just Fireworks over the 4th of July holiday
Los Angeles residents experienced a different kind of excitement over the holiday weekend. The region was hit by two large earthquakes with epicenters about…
Southern California hit by tiny earthquakes every 3 minutes, study finds
There’s a whole lot of shakin’ going on in Southern California – 10 times more than seismologists had thought. But most of those earthquakes are so tiny that…
Three independent models converge on the high earthquake potential of Los Angeles
Metropolitan Los Angeles is being squeezed from south to north at 8-9 mm/yr (⅓ inch per year), about one-fourth the rate your fingernails grow. This squeeze…
Edge Computing Becomes a Reality
The Edge Data Center market is predicted to top more than $13 billion by 2024; according to a report by Global Market Insights, Inc. The overwhelming demand…
The Northridge Quake Struck Twenty-Five Years Ago Today
Twenty-five years ago, just before dawn on Jan. 17, 1994, the Northridge earthquake struck. Those of us who lived it, remember distinctly the chaos of that…
Tips to Protect Your Data Center from an Earthquake
The simple physical nature of data centers puts your organization at risk. Damage from disasters caused by Mother Nature can be particularly destructive to…
Traditional Bolting of Server Cabinets Doesn’t Work for Earthquake Protection
While there have been major advancements in earthquake early warning systems, they only give you a few seconds to get ready for the coming quake. Buildings and…
12 Major Cities Where Your Company’s Data Center is at Risk of an Earthquake – Some may Surprise you
It seems you can’t turn on the television these days without seeing coverage of natural disaster happening somewhere on Earth. Whether it’s a hurricane…
Could the recent Japan earthquake trigger a large Osaka quake?
The 17 June 2018 M=6.1 earthquake that struck 9 miles northeast of Osaka continues to produce aftershocks and raise concerns about whether it could trigger…
USGS Forecasts 400 Fires, 20,000 People Trapped in Elevators, 400,000 Homeless in East Bay Earthquake
At 4:18 p.m. today, a M=7.0 earthquake will tear across the East Bay. The quake’s epicenter will be just east of downtown Oakland along the Hayward Fault…
Here’s What Will Happen After a Huge Earthquake Inevitably Hits California
Nobody knows when “The Big One” is going to hit California, but here’s how experts think it will play out when it does. California is the land of beaches…
There Hasn’t Been a Major Earthquake in Northern California in Nearly Thirty Years
At 5:04pm on October 17th, 1989 the Loma Prieta earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay area a few minutes before the Giants were to face the Athletics in game…
Largest Hayward Fault earthquake since 1981 raises questions about what could happen next
Last night, at 2:39 a.m. local time, a M=4.4 earthquake struck along the Hayward Fault underneath the city of Berkeley. The quake was felt throughout the…
Upsurge in big earthquakes predicted for 2018 as Earth rotation slows
Scientists have warned there could be a big increase in numbers of devastating earthquakes around the world next year. They believe variations in the speed of…
San Andreas Fault: Tectonic Tremor Detected Deep Beneath Earth’s Surface Raises Risk Of Massive Earthquake
America’s most famous fault line, the San Andreas, is known for its frequent earthquakes, but one part of the system, the San Jacinto Fault zone, in inland…
How well will Earthquake Early Warning Work?
In the M=7.1 Puebla, Mexico earthquake on September 19, which caused significant damage in Mexico City, the city’s earthquake early warning sirens went off…
Houston offers a grim vision of Los Angeles after catastrophic earthquake
For years, scientists have drawn up terrifying scenarios of widespread destruction and chaos that would come to Southern California when a catastrophic…
Be Proactive in Data Center Earthquake Mitigation
Gary Wong is Director of Applications Engineering at Instor Solutions. Of all the natural disasters that can affect data centers, earthquakes are among the…
Signs of past California ‘mega-quakes’ show danger of the Big One on San Andreas fault
As Interstate 10 snakes through the mountains and toward the golf courses, housing tracts and resorts of the Coachella Valley, it crosses the dusty slopes of…
The Big One is going to happen, no matter how much you want to deny it, California scientists say
Fear of earthquakes is part of life in California.
Earthquake denial gets a lot harder when you stand on top of the San Andreas fault
I had never stood directly on top of the San Andreas fault. Not to my knowledge, anyway, but as a California native, I’ve probably stumbled over it a time or…
New study finds Los Angeles and San Diego are at risk from M=7.3+ offshore earthquakes
A new study by researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and USGS has revealed that the…
Is Seattle prepared for a Cascadia Megathrust or Seattle Fault earthquake?
In the event of a large Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake, damage will be significant, and lifelines will be cut off. Approximately 8 million people…
Risk of big earthquake on San Andreas fault rises after quake swarm at Salton Sea
The rumbling started Monday morning deep under the Salton Sea. A rapid succession of small earthquakes — three measuring above magnitude 4.0 — began rupturing…
New Service Spotlight: Data Center Earthquake Protection From Instor
Instor Solutions , our Northern California distributor for our ISO-Base™ Seismic platform was recently featured in Facility Executive’s online magazine. We’re…
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