The recent earthquakes in Mexico, including a 7.1 that just decimated Mexico City, are raising eyebrows in Southern California, where a “big one†has been expected for years. If you live in the Los Angeles area, you might want to know how safe your building is.
Depending on where you live, earthquakes can be fairly common. They may not be the earth-shattering …
This tool from the Los Angeles Times uses data from the L.A. Department of Building and Safety and the L.A. Country Assessor to highlight buildings in danger of collapse during an earthquake. Officials have identified nearly 13,500 of these “soft-story†buildings around Los Angeles that may be in need of retrofitting to prevent any serious damage or injury. Most of the large apartment buildings are in the San Fernando Valley, but buildings at risk can be found all throughout the county. To check on your home, all you need to do is head to the link below and plug in your street name and zip code.
Do you know if your L.A. home is at risk in an earthquake? | Los Angeles Times
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