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FOCUSING EARTHQUAKE EVENT STATE LAWS, REGULATIONS, DIRECTIVES, & PROGRAMS FEDERAL ACTIONS: laws, regulations, and plans influenced by CA STATE ORGANIZATIONS POLICY OUTCOMES: STATE LEVEL IMPROVEMENTS in BUILDING & SAFETY STANDARDS 1906 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 1906 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2005 SAN FRANCISCO Earthquake 1906 SAN FRANCISCO Earthquake 1906 est. 8 ML 1940 6.9 Mw ALASKA Earthquake 1964 8.6 Ms 9.2 Mw SAN FERNANDO Earthquake 1971 6.6 Mw OROVILLE Earthquake 1975 5.7 ML MEXICO CITY Earthquake 1985 8.1 Ms 1989 6.9 Mw 7.1 Ms NORTHRIDGE Earthquake 1994 6.7 Mw Field Act 1933 Riley Act 1933 Garrison Act 1939 1933 est. 6.25 Ms LONG BEACH Earthquake Various scientific reports Joint Legislative Committee on Seismic Safety 1969-1975 NEHRP 1977- present Governor's Earthquake Council 1972-1975 6 new laws passed Federal Response Plan 1992 Response Plan for Catastrophic Earthquakes 1987 AUTHORS Claire B. Rubin & Associates Disaster Research and Consulting P.O. Box 2208 Arlington, VA 22202 Project Website: www.disaster-timeline.com © Claire B. Rubin & Associates CA Time Line Version 2.0 June 2009 ACRONYMS Earthquake Planning in California(1906-2008) RESOURCES SPONSORED BY CSSC. A History of the California Seismic Safety Commission: "Living Where the Earth Shakes" (1975-2000). Plus unpublished addendum, 2001 through 2005. AB Assembly Bill BAREPP North California Earthquake Preparedness Program CA California CSSC California Seismic Safety Commission FRP Federal Response Plan ML Local (Richter) Magnitude Ms Surface Wave Magnitude Mw Moment Magnitude NEHRP National Earthquake Reduction Program SB Senate Bill SCEPP South California Earthquake Preparedness Program UC University of California IMPERIAL VALLEY Earthquake LOMA PRIETA Earthquake Improvements of building & safety standards Claire B. Rubin, M.A. & Irmak Renda-Tanali, D.Sc. SANTA BARBARA Earthquake 1978 5.1 ML EUREKA Earthquake 1980 7.2 Mw COALINGA Earthquake 1983 6.5 ML WHITTIER Earthquake 1987 5.9 ML 4 new laws passed GILROY/HOLLISTER Earthquake 1979 5.9 ML MORGAN HILL Earthquake 1984 6.2 ML Natural Disaster Response Plan 1989 FOOTNOTES 1 Focusing events are large enough to qualify for a Presidential Disaster Declaration and important enough to contribute to a notable outcome, such as a change in law, regulations, or organizational arrangements. 2 Although this catastrophic earthquake occurred in Alaska, it led to significant studies by California scientists and influenced both California and national earthquake mitigation measures. The transfer of knowledge was faciltated by Prof. Karl Steinbrugge among others. 1 1925 6.3 ML SANTA BARBARA Earthquake 2 www.fema.gov FEDERAL FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS 2006 2007 2008 2006 2007 2008 Circular #1242: Plan to Coordinate NEHRP Post-Earthquake Investigations 2002 Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee Formed 2002 National Response Plan 2002 2000 NEHRP Reauthoriz- ation Act Passed 2004 Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Formed "Shakeout" Scenario Presented San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake Readiness Response Plan California Catastrophic Incident Base Plan 3 new laws passed 4 new laws passed 3 new laws passed 5 new laws passed 4 new laws passed 2 new laws passed 27 new laws passed CA Emergency Services Act (CESA) CA Disaster Assistance Act CESA Revised National Response Framework incl. Catastrophic Incident Annex and Supplement $58.5 Million 1992 7.3 ML LANDERS and BIG BEAR Earthquake 1992 7.2 ML CAPE MENDOCINO Earthquake $1.01 Million $0.88 Million $709 Million 4 new laws passed 2004 6.5 ML PASO ROBLES Earthquake $0.75 Million California Seismic Safety Commission (created1975) 26 new laws enacted 2001 through 2006 Improvements of building & safety standards FEMA Region IX http://www.fema.gov/about/regions/regionix/index.shtm CAL EMA http://www.oes.ca.gov/ $2.4 Million State of California Emergency Plan (Jan 2009)
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FOCUSINGEARTHQUAKEEVENT
STATE LAWS,REGULATIONS,DIRECTIVES, & PROGRAMS
FEDERALACTIONS: laws,regulations, andplans influenced by CA
STATEORGANIZATIONS
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STATE LEVELIMPROVEMENTSin BUILDING &SAFETYSTANDARDS
1906 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005
1906 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2005
SAN FRANCISCOEarthquake
1906 SAN FRANCISCOEarthquake
1906est. 8 ML
19406.9 Mw
ALASKAEarthquake
19648.6 Ms9.2 Mw
SAN FERNANDOEarthquake
19716.6 Mw
OROVILLEEarthquake
19755.7 ML
MEXICO CITYEarthquake
19858.1 Ms
19896.9 Mw7.1 Ms
NORTHRIDGEEarthquake
19946.7 Mw
Field Act1933
Riley Act1933
Garrison Act1939
1933est. 6.25 Ms
LONG BEACHEarthquake
Variousscientific reports
Joint LegislativeCommitteeon Seismic
Safety1969-1975
NEHRP1977- present
Governor'sEarthquake
Council 1972-1975
6 new laws passed
FederalResponse Plan
1992ResponsePlan for
CatastrophicEarthquakes
1987
A UT HOR S
Claire B. Rubin & AssociatesDisaster Research and Consulting
P.O. Box 2208Arlington, VA 22202
Project Website: www.disaster-timeline.com
© Claire B. Rubin & AssociatesCA Time Line Version 2.0
June 2009
A C R ONY MSE a r t h q u a k e P l a n n i n g i n C a l i f o r n i a ( 1 9 0 6 - 2 0 0 8 )
R E S OUR C E S
S P ONS OR E D B Y
CSSC. A History of the California Seismic Safety Commission: "Living Where the Earth Shakes" (1975-2000). Plus unpublished addendum, 2001 through 2005.
AB Assembly BillBAREPP North California Earthquake Preparedness ProgramCA CaliforniaCSSC California Seismic Safety CommissionFRP Federal Response PlanML Local (Richter) Magnitude Ms Surface Wave Magnitude Mw Moment MagnitudeNEHRP National Earthquake Reduction ProgramSB Senate BillSCEPP South California Earthquake Preparedness ProgramUC University of California
IMPERIAL VALLEYEarthquake
LOMA PRIETAEarthquake
Improvements ofbuilding &
safety standards
Claire B. Rubin, M.A. &Irmak Renda-Tanali, D.Sc.
SANTA BARBARAEarthquake
19785.1 ML
EUREKAEarthquake
19807.2 Mw COALINGA
Earthquake1983
6.5 ML
WHITTIEREarthquake
19875.9 ML
4 new laws passed
GILROY/HOLLISTEREarthquake
19795.9 ML
MORGAN HILLEarthquake
19846.2 ML
NaturalDisaster
ResponsePlan1989
F OOT NOT E S
1 Focusing events are large enough to qualify for a Presidential Disaster Declaration and important enough to contribute to a notable outcome, such as a change in law, regulations, or organizational arrangements.2 Although this catastrophic earthquake occurred in Alaska, it led to significant studies by California scientists and influenced both California and national earthquake mitigation measures. The transfer of knowledge was faciltated by Prof. Karl Steinbrugge among others.
1
19256.3 ML
SANTA BARBARAEarthquake
2
www.fema.govFEDERALFINANCIALOBLIGATIONS
2006 2007 2008
2006 2007 2008
Circular #1242:Plan to
CoordinateNEHRP
Post-EarthquakeInvestigations
2002Scientific
EarthquakeStudiesAdvisory
CommitteeFormed
2002
NationalResponse Plan
2002
2000
NEHRPReauthoriz-
ation ActPassed2004
AdvisoryCommittee
on Earthquake
HazardsReductionFormed
"Shakeout"Scenario
Presented
San FranciscoBay Area
EarthquakeReadinessResponse
Plan
CaliforniaCatastrophic
IncidentBasePlan
3 new laws passed
4 new laws passed
3 new laws passed
5 new laws passed 4 new laws
passed
2 new laws passed 27 new laws
passed CA EmergencyServices Act
(CESA)
CA DisasterAssistance Act
CESARevised
NationalResponse Framework
incl. CatastrophicIncident Annex
and Supplement
$58.5 Million
19927.3 ML
LANDERS andBIG BEAR Earthquake
19927.2 ML
CAPE MENDOCINOEarthquake
$1.01Million
$0.88Million
$709 Million
4 new laws passed
20046.5 ML
PASO ROBLESEarthquake
$0.75Million
California Seismic Safety Commission (created1975)
26 new laws enacted2001 through 2006
Improvements ofbuilding &
safety standards
FEMA Region IXhttp://www.fema.gov/about/regions/regionix/index.shtm
CAL EMAhttp://www.oes.ca.gov/
$2.4Million
State ofCalifornia
EmergencyPlan
(Jan 2009)
