Quantcast
Channel: A potent threat of major earthquake off California's northern coast - Los Angeles Times
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 7 View Live

Northern California's earthquake risk

A man rides his bicycle in 2004 in Crescent City, where a 1964 earthquake spawned a deadly tsunami.

View Article



The perils of concrete

View Article

Many older L.A. buildings could collapse in an earthquake

The city has rejected calls to make a list of concrete buildings at risk of collapsing in a major quake, but a Times analysis finds there could be more than 1,000 — many of them homes and offices.The...

View Article

How a New Zealand earthquake led to building reforms

After the deadly collapse of two concrete office buildings in the 2011 Christchurch quake, officials launched a sweeping seismic review and are drafting aggressive regulations.After the deadly collapse...

View Article

More than 600 L.A. school buildings need quake evaluations, retrofits

The Los Angeles Unified School District still has hundreds of school buildings in need of detailed seismic evaluations and strengthening to withstand a major earthquake, according to district data.

View Article


Infographic: Lurking quake danger on California's North Coast

View Article

California earthquake safety

A Times analysis found that more than 1,000 older concrete buildings in Los Angeles and hundreds more throughout the county may be at risk of collapsing in a major earthquake. State budget cuts have...

View Article
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 7 View Live




Latest Images