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The Natural Hazards Disclosure Act, under Sec. 1103 of the California Civil Code, [1] states that real estate seller and brokers are legally required to disclose if the property being sold lies within one or more state or locally mapped hazard areas. The law specifies that the six (6) required hazards be disclosed on a statutory form called the ...
Seismic Hazards Mapping Act; California State Legislature; Full name: An act to amend Sections 2621.9 and 2622 of, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 2705 and 2706 of, and to add Chapter 7.8 (commencing within Section 2690) to Division 2 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to seismic safety, and making an appropriation therefor.
The 2015 Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 3, or UCERF3, is the latest official earthquake rupture forecast (ERF) for the state of California, superseding UCERF2. It provides authoritative estimates of the likelihood and severity of potentially damaging earthquake ruptures in the long- and near-term.
The earthquakes this week were located slightly north of the Ortigalita fault, in an area without any mapped fault lines at the surface. Which parts of Stanislaus County are most at risk for ...
The ordinance will take effect April 1, launching an 18-month screening phase where owners of suspected vulnerable buildings will be asked to fill out a form to help determine whether retrofits ...
The US Geological Survey has updated their California earthquake outlook and says that the chance of a major earthquake hitting in the next 30 years is greater than previously thought. Recent ...
Seismic risk or earthquake risk is the potential impact on the built environment and on people's well-being due to future earthquakes. [1] Seismic risk has been defined, for most management purposes, as the potential economic, social and environmental consequences of hazardous events that may occur in a specified period of time.
A small earthquake rattled the Delta region of Northern California. Here’s what you need to know about Sacramento County’s risk.