ResourcesGround Shaking Simulations: Courtesy of the United States Geological Survey (USGS)
"One striking observation for those who experienced the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake's shaking is the comparison of the extent and intensity of shaking with the 1906 earthquake. The Loma Prieta rupture was about 30 times smaller in energy than the great 1906 earthquake." If the 1906 earthquake is equated to an auto accident at 75 mph, then the Loma Prieta quake would equal an accident at 13 mph. Feeling secure in future severe earthquakes because of the 1989 experience is like believing seat belts are not needed on the highway because of surviving a parking lot fender-bender. All quotations are from the USGS website. More information is available at the USGS website: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/nca/simulations/ PDF Documents:
Websites: "Community Action Plan for Seismic Safety," a report and ongoing committee by the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection http://www.sfcapss.org "The Resilient City," a report and ongoing committee by the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) http://www.spur.org/publications/library/report/theresilientcity_part1_020109 Seismic Hazard Zone Maps – Northern California. Maps indicating zones of potential earthquake-induced liquefaction and landsliding http://gmw.consrv.ca.gov/shmp/html/pdf_maps_no.html Association of Bay Area Governments http://quake.abag.ca.gov United States Geological Survey http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning Articles: "Bay Area cities lag in making housing quake-safe" - San Francisco Chronicle http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/12/MNIC1A2MQT.DTL |
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