FOCUSINGEARTHQUAKEEVENT
STATE LAWS,REGULATIONS,DIRECTIVES, & PROGRAMS
FEDERALACTIONS: laws,regulations, andplans influenced by CA
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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 Plus unpublished addendum, 2001 through 2005.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)