Simplify approval of school construction for earthquake safety

Washington lawmakers have known for years that few of the state’s public-school buildings meet earthquake safety standards.

Cellphone earthquake alerts debut in Washington — with a catch

One of the most terrifying things about earthquakes is the way they strike without warning. That’s going to change just a tiny bit in Washington beginning Tuesday.

When Seattle Shakes – Exhibit

Seattle's historic structures, among them many unreinforced masonry buildings, are at risk not only from the numerous seismic faults in the Pacific Northwest, but also from economic factors. View this exhibit to learn more!

20 years after the Nisqually earthquake, are we better prepared for the Big One?

The last time the ground shook in a big way in Washington was 20 years ago, and here are a few things that happened…

Earthquake rocks Croatia's capital Zagreb

An earthquake has rocked Croatia's capital Zagreb, damaging buildings and leaving cars crushed by falling chunks of masonry.

Dangerous L.A. apartment buildings most at risk in an earthquake are quickly being fixed

An earthquake safety revolution is sweeping L.A. apartments. But how far will it spread?

How Two Big Earthquakes Triggered 16,000 More in Southern California

7/19/19

The 7 Most Important Supplies for a Starter Earthquake Kit

7/15/19

Friday earthquakes on a crustal fault show it’s not only the ‘Big One’ we should fear

”we’re in the window of opportunity” for another one…Prepare your family, prepare your house, because you never know when it’s going to hit.” 7/13/19

4.6 Earthquake Shakes Seattle Region Overnight

7/12/19

Retrofitting Seattle's vulnerable buildings could cost over $1 billion

https://www.kuow.org/stories/retrofitting-vulnerable-buildings-could-cost-over-1 5/29/19

How Much Will It Cost to Fix Seattle’s Unreinforced Masonry Buildings?

https://sccinsight.com/2019/05/29/how-much-will-it-cost-to-fix-seattles-unreinforced-masonry-buildings/ 5/29/19

Strict building codes helped Anchorage withstand quake

12/2/18 

Washington’s 30-year earthquake drill for the ‘Big One’: Order studies. Ignore them.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered a new report on seismic danger, adding to a paper trail of recommendations that have largely been ignored for decades. 1/29/17

Overview: Washington's Earthquake Risks (2016)

SEISMIC NEGLECT, The earthquake nightmare public officials are failing to confront

Lessons from Christchurch: 4 key ways Seattle can prepare for earthquake devastation

What Christchurch, New Zealand, learned from its destructive earthquakes, and how Washington state compares. 12/2/2016

Washington state’s plan for megaquake ‘grossly inadequate,’ review finds

The largest disaster drill in the region’s history exposed flaws in preparedness. 10/23/16

‘We should be screaming’ with outrage: State does little to protect schoolkids from earthquake, tsunami

Seismic Neglect: Tens of thousands of Washington students attend schools in tsunami and earthquake zones. But the state, ignoring the advice of safety experts, doesn’t require seismic evaluations or upgrades. 7/15/16

How to find out if a school in Washington state is safe from earthquakes, tsunamis

Washington doesn’t have statewide data on the seismic safety of schools. Here are a few tips to find the available information. 7/13/16

Buildings that kill: The earthquake danger lawmakers have ignored for decades

Seismic Neglect: Seattle officials have been counting earthquake-vulnerable buildings since the early 1990s, but no law requires the structures to be strengthened. 5/14/16