FOCUSINGEARTHQUAKEEVENT

STATE LAWS,REGULATIONS,DIRECTIVES, & PROGRAMS

FEDERALACTIONS: laws,regulations, andplans influenced by CA

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STATE LEVELIMPROVEMENTSin BUILDING &SAFETYSTANDARDS

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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 Plus unpublished addendum, 2001 through 2005.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)