View: Los Angeles Earthquake Building Standards

View: Los Angeles Earthquake Building Standards. No one knows because the vast majority of older concrete buildings have not been inspected by retrofitted buildings do not have to meet the same standards as new ones. Los angeles building owners should check the los angeles earthquake retrofitting website for details on building codes.

Santa Monica's New Mandatory Seismic Ordinance ...
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The california building standards code is a compilation of three types of building standards from three different origins: Geological survey says the epicenter was just east of the los angeles international airport, along century boulevard on the south side of hollywood park. On february 9, 1971 an earthquake hit the san fernando valley, just north of los angeles.

Geological survey says the epicenter was just east of the los angeles international airport, along century boulevard on the south side of hollywood park.

The earthquake was followed by several aftershocks. Local cbs weatherperson amber lee was in the middle of giving her report when the quake struck. It also was relatively deep, at 12 miles. This was followed by a 2.5 magnitude aftershock that was recorded only minutes later near to where the initial quake struck.