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California Earthquake Preparedness 1 year 3 weeks ago

The United States Geological Survey predicts that California has a 99.7% probability of having an earthquake magnitude of 6.7 during the next 30 years. Natural disasters such as the 2010 Haiti Earthquake and the 2011 Japan Earthquake are wake-up calls for Californians to develop an earthquake disaster management plan to ensure home safety through seismic retrofit and risk mitigation of home contents, while re-considering earthquake insurance. Earthquake preparedness also requires basic knowledge on the factors influencing earthquake damage to your home.

Earthquake Prediction and Emergency Preparedness around the New Madrid Fault 1 year 1 day ago

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), earthquake prediction in the Midwestern States during the next 50 years is a 25-40% probability of having an earthquake magnitude of 6.0 or greater generated from the New Madrid Fault in Southeastern Missouri. A New Madrid Earthquake of magnitude 7.0-8.0 similar to any of the three large earthquakes of 1811-1812 has a 7-10% probability of occurrence.

Earthquake Preparedness and Disaster Management 1 year 3 days ago

Recent earthquakes around the globe in Haiti, Chile, New Zealand, and Japan are reminders for people living in seismic zones that earthquake preparedness is essential. Moreover, the 2011 Japan Earthquake demonstrated that a tsunami warning would be very beneficial for people living in tsunami-risk regions near the coasts. So, how can you prepare, manage, and recover from the potential costs due to damage to your home and its contents from future destructive earthquakes and tsunamis?

Your Emergency Preparedness Plan after the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake 1 year 4 weeks ago

The Magnitude 9.0, 2011 Tohoku Earthquake near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan is considered the 4th world-wide largest earthquake where the estimated damage could reach $309 billion as compared to $130 billion of the 1995 Kobe Earthquake, which make it the most expensive natural disaster on record. Tohoku Earthquake generated a tsunami that devastated the northeastern coast of Honshu, propagated across the whole Pacific, and even caused some damage in the coast of California. The article includes observations on the recorded ground motions.

California Earthquake Insurance 1 year 6 days ago

Earthquake prediction for California from the state-of-the-art ongoing research by the United States Geological Survey demonstrates that California has a 99.7% chance of having an earthquake magnitude of 6.7 or larger during the next 30 years, which would be equivalent to or more powerful than the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.