Did you feel the recent magnitude 3.7 earthquake this week? It was near the Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone
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Did you feel the recent magnitude 3.7 earthquake this week? It was near the Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone
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I don’t want to scare you, but did you know that there are over 140 faults in Southern California? According to the Southern California Earthquake Center these 140 faults are capable of producing “moderate to large earthquakes” (Plesch, 2007).
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Ever since the Ridgecrest Earthquakes struck in July 2019, several friends and customers of mine have asked for my construction advice - they all want to know how to protect their homes from earthquakes. If your home was built before the 1970's and has a raised foundation, bolting down your foundation can help protect your home from earthquakes.
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We all know that California is ‘Earthquake Country’, but did you know that nearly every neighborhood in Los Angeles is near an earthquake fault?
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