PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed an executive order on Monday aiming to help the state prepare for earthquakes. Executive Order 25-22 directs Oregon’s Department of ...
State agencies must upgrade their buildings to meet stronger safety standards by 2060 under a Sept. 8 executive order signed by Gov. Tina Kotek. The higher standards are in preparation for the “100% ...
The 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake caused major damage to buildings along State Street. Credit: Gledhill Library / Santa Barbara Historical Museum photo After the 1925 earthquake devastated Santa ...
The owners of about 4,000 buildings across San Francisco will soon be on the hook to double check that the structures are seismically sound. Following years of warnings that San Francisco’s older ...
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Delhi earthquake: How NCR residents can check if high-rise buildings are safe from tremors
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck Delhi early this morning, causing panic among residents. Those living in high-rise buildings, particularly in Noida and Ghaziabad, were alarmed, with many fearing for ...
A major earthquake could hit the Pacific Northwest at any moment. It’s not a matter of if, but when. And, with students back to school this fall, some in unreinforced, 100-year-old buildings, most ...
NEW MADRID — At the New Madrid Historical Museum there’s an earthquake simulator where visitors get to play engineer. At their disposal are cylindrical wooden sticks and rectangular boards that can be ...
When a major earthquake hits the Pacific Northwest, buildings will collapse and lives will be lost. People in old and unsafe buildings are the most likely to be hurt and killed and in the Portland ...
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