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The Alder Creek Bridge in Manchester, California, is located within an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone. [ 2 ] Buildings built before 1972 may still lie on top of active faults, and those buildings can remain where they were originally built, unless they undergo a major remodel where more than 50% of the building changes.
The list of items needing improvements included building codes, dams and bridges being made more earthquake resistant, hospitals that are designed to remain operational, and the restriction of development near known fault zones. New legislation included the Alquist-Priolo Special Studies Zone Act and the development of the Strong Motion ...
Pages in category "Earthquakes in California" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total. ... Alquist Priolo Special Studies Zone Act; 0–9. 1700 ...
Establishing the Strong-Motion Instrumentation Program to obtain statewide records of the response of rock, soil, and structures to ground motion caused by earthquakes. Enacting the Alquist Priolo Special Studies Zone Act , mandating the delineation of zones along traces of hazardous faults .
Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction; Air Forces Northern National Security Emergency Preparedness Directorate; Alquist Priolo Special Studies Zone Act; Amateur Radio Emergency Service; Area code 710
Over the past century, scientists have only observed five magnitude-9.0 or higher earthquakes — all megathrust temblors like the one predicted for the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
A fault zone is a cluster of parallel faults ... Fault rupture hazard in California: Alquist-Priolo earthquake fault zoning act with index to earthquake fault zone ...
The earthquake ruptured within a fault zone known as the Ramapo system, Simons said. It’s a zone in relatively ancient rock that contains old faults and cracks from ancient tectonic processes.